as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
a school founded to educate the children of the upper class
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Recent Examples of upper-class
Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Ché is somehow here, too, and commenting on the fact that the Argentine upper class (and military) disapprove of Eva.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
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Adjective
And yet, there is a continued fascination with the upper-class way of life, with elements of that familiar TikTok trend of hashtag-Old Money becoming ever more present in recent collections.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Noun
Once the preserve of the nation’s upper class, the GOP is now a collection of a multiethnic working class and the still-large remainder of the old, Bush/Romney-era party.
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Ché is somehow here, too, and commenting on the fact that the Argentine upper class (and military) disapprove of Eva.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
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Both Giulio, who comes from a Sicilian aristocratic family, and Ketty, who is more lower class, use lots of drugs — pot in particular.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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Luxury travelers can check into the aristocratic haven of Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli as soon as April 1, with superior rooms starting at 1,320 euros.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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The royal house was overthrown during the German Revolution that followed World War I, however, two branches still remain in the aristocracy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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First popular as a leisurely racquet sport among the aristocracy of England, tennis players often wore long trousers, sporty knit vests and even neckties to dress for the sport.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Did Gilded Age millionaires really marry their daughters to British nobility in exchange for funding their estates?—
Alexis Nedd,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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Despite her connection by blood to illustrious Roman nobility, Agrippina would disappear almost as swiftly as she was named.—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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In 2024, the floor to be part of America's upper crust — the top 1% of earners — was $787,700, according to a recent analysis of IRS data from financial technology company SmartAsset.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Jan. 2025
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Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939, Natalia Molina systematically breaks down how, more than a century ago, the Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican communities of Los Angeles were portrayed as health threats to the white gentry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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This differed from Europe, where land ownership was immobilized by gentry classes who housed and employed farmers.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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