1
as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth
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Recent Examples of gentry
Jane Austen transformed the world with stories detailing societal restrictions and class disparities among the 18th-century English landed gentry.
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Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.
—Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentry
Noun
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See treasures The elegant artifacts likely belonged to a high-ranking individual, possibly a member of the aristocracy, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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The period drama, which Marsh also co-wrote and starred in, tackled the decline of British aristocracy in the early 1900s, as depicted in the lives of the affluent Bellamy family and their servants.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other professors taught his classes this semester at FIU.—
David J. Neal and,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Their events will feature eight weight classes with eight nine-minutes matches for men and four for women.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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His name has special significance: His first name, which means nobility and strength, was suggested by Arik's sister-in-law, while his middle name is the same as Arik’s.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have centuries-old ties to nobility.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
2 Jan. 2025
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These days, things have changed — thanks to landmark civil rights cases like Loving v. Virginia and more mixed-race families from all over the world — but this racial caste system still very much exists.—
Melanie Curry,
Refinery29,
19 Apr. 2025
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So if the party was going to succeed, this class had to be destroyed and replaced with a new bureaucratic caste of Communist officials.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And there’s a Jumpmaster mode, for folks who jump out of planes.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Here’s exactly how to approach the conversation with your folks, and how to navigate the most common scenarios.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Human observers had a consensus while AI models were all over the place Though previous research has shown that AI models can accurately describe what’s happening in still images at a level comparable to humans, this study aimed to see whether that still holds true for video.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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In addition to financial support to address human-wolf conflict, the researchers say wolf recovery in Europe has been made possible by substantial legal protections at the country level and at the E.U. level.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Sonoma property is owned by San Francisco interior designer Palmer Weiss, who was inspired by her Charleston, South Carolina, roots to create the elegant estate.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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While extensively renovated, the estate retains its original charm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Gentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentry. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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