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the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful
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Recent Examples of working class
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Over 60 years later, the easy-to-wear shoes once associated with Brazil's poorer working class have become the de rigueur summer sandals.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Ellen Skerrett, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Some Democrats have pushed for the party to focus on economic issues that can win back working-class voters, while other members have pushed for an aggressive fight against Republicans.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Noun
Return to the Rust Belt Trump has long believed in the enduring power of his bond with his loyal base of white working class supporters.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Over 60 years later, the easy-to-wear shoes once associated with Brazil's poorer working class have become the de rigueur summer sandals.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
The sisters, themselves the daughters and granddaughters of immigrants, were investing in the future of their students from working-class and middle-class families.
—Ellen Skerrett, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Some Democrats have pushed for the party to focus on economic issues that can win back working-class voters, while other members have pushed for an aggressive fight against Republicans.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
Noun
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Years of economic dysfunction have left the country’s once-thriving middle class in a state of desperation.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The network reported that respondents were split on if either party represented the middle class, with a third saying neither did.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Samson realizes that arresting speculators and burglars on behalf of the Bolsheviks will not bring back the stability of his middle-class, prerevolutionary youth.—
Uilleam Blacker,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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Her great-grandfather served in the Vietnam War and, on his return, took a job in the U.S. Postal Service, a key employer in the story of upward mobility for middle-class Black families.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company was started around the same time as other famous French stores like Le Bon Marché (1852) and La Samaritaine (1870), both of which, like Printemps, catered to the country’s growing bourgeoisie.—
Lanna Apisukh,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Rue Jacob is decorated in ugly bourgeois tones of: beige and brown, nineteenth-century paintings, Louis-Philippe furniture.—
Constance Debré,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some transplants want to live in Nice’s Old Town in historic bourgeois buildings — a more expensive location for apartments that can be pricey to maintain.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Massive clouds of pollutants could collide in North Carolina this week and result in poor air quality conditions for millions.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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Job Corps, established in 1964, provides education and vocational training to disadvantaged youth but has been criticized by the Labor Department for poor outcomes and safety issues.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Its impact on the modern environment is made plain when the geologist protagonist must flee terrible wildfires there.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Spectators perceive tennis outfits as plain, boring, rigid or limited to a specific silhouette.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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