as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with
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Recent Examples of ritzy
Though the Hamptons is certainly an upscale vacation destination, Glaser wants her restaurant’s mission to extend beyond the ritzy location.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Each year, the festival presents itself as a sanctuary, a ritzy oasis, a cinematic shelter from the storm.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Located in Maui’s ritzy Kapalua Resort, the home sits between a jungle ravine and the 17th tee of the Kapalua Plantation Course, where the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Alongside the Formula 1 Paddock, the weekend was a ritzy VIP affair with David Yurman’s new store opening, a private Brunello Cucinelli dinner, Carbone Beach and more.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Each year, the festival presents itself as a sanctuary, a ritzy oasis, a cinematic shelter from the storm.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 May 2025
Located in Maui’s ritzy Kapalua Resort, the home sits between a jungle ravine and the 17th tee of the Kapalua Plantation Course, where the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Alongside the Formula 1 Paddock, the weekend was a ritzy VIP affair with David Yurman’s new store opening, a private Brunello Cucinelli dinner, Carbone Beach and more.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritzy
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Related Articles Fresh off designing the priest’s robes for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, the designer with aristocratic roots took another deep dive into the history of France.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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While Nancy Mitford’s life was all aristocratic escapades splashed across the gossip pages, Bessie Carter has a penchant for German techno and British electronic-music festivals, comfy T-shirts on her days off, and a nebulizer for her vocal cords.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 June 2025
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The protests proved conclusively that Americans will not tolerate the deployment of the U.S. military in American cities, the constant line-stepping over constitutional boundaries, the arrests of political dissenters, or the arrogant defense of police-state tactics.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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In Aesop’s fable, the turtle (traditionally called a tortoise, which is a type of turtle) is a winner, a perpetual underdog who defeats the arrogant hare.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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“Ritzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritzy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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