glitterati

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Recent Examples of glitterati Yet for all his issues outside of golf, his mere presence still gets a room full of golf glitterati and paparazzi buzzing. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Writers, poets, artists, scandalous lovers, and attention-seeking glitterati have all passed through here. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026 There are scenier spots in José Ignacio where the glitterati love to see, be seen, and socialize, but this one hits the spot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The glitterati were there for all of them, riding to Queens from Manhattan or the Hamptons, because those matches were the place to see and be seen. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Both the actor and the automaker’s models presented a powerful and dashing visage that defined the glamor of the age, and Hollywood’s glitterati were enamored with each. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 June 2026 The prestigious tennis championship is a staple of the Season, aka the unofficial social events calendar of London’s glitterati. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 July 2026 Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 While much has been made of the midcentury glitterati that dined there (Truman Capote, Gloria Vanderbilt, Eleanor Roosevelt), the real luxury was in the kitchen, where the spirit of Freetown informed the herbed roast chicken and soufflé (among other dishes). — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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  1. A-list
  2. elite
  3. society
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  • Other celebrities like Kelsea Ballerini, Ed Sheeran and Jennifer Lopez were seen arriving earlier, proving that the wedding was an A-list affair.
    — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • A-list friends of Swift like Gigi Hadid, Hugh Grant and Ed Sheeran were also seen arriving at Madison Square Garden for the big event on Friday.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of A-list
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  • For Eala, beating Rybakina and sharing the court with Williams reinforced her place among the game’s elite.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of elite
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  • Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The comments sorted themselves into camps, each revealing something interesting about how our society has come to think about motherhood, sacrifice and raising children.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
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“Glitterati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitterati. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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