as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Recent Examples of upper-crust
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Players are required to wear all white—not cream, not off-white—giving the event its unmistakably upper-crust look and feel.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Nick hit the society pages young, photographed at children’s parties by Tatler, the glossy chronicle of Britain’s upper crust.
—Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025
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Adjective
These upper-crust elites are ones we’re meant, at the end of the day, to sympathize with and root for.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Players are required to wear all white—not cream, not off-white—giving the event its unmistakably upper-crust look and feel.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The two clubs have joined the sport’s upper crust in recent years, thanks to an infusion of spending.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Nick hit the society pages young, photographed at children’s parties by Tatler, the glossy chronicle of Britain’s upper crust.
—Ben Widdicombe, Vulture, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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In The Pink Panther, Cardinale starred as the wealthy Princess Dala, whose priceless diamond becomes the target of an aristocratic jewel thief played by David Niven.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Lots of Guinness family members lived in England and had titles in British aristocracy, and some even became Protestant clergymen.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Desai does have a Tolstoyan talent for both empathizing with and skewering the upper classes from within.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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People living under colonial rule, for example, are likely to adopt the speech patterns of the more prestigious upper class.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the immediacy of One Battle After Another—with its ICE-like detention camps, unlawful militias storming American streets, and elites who promote white supremacy in closed-door meetings—was intended to embellish the spirit of Vineland rather than undermine it.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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These upper-crust elites are ones we’re meant, at the end of the day, to sympathize with and root for.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about Adelita Grijalva, the representative-elect from Arizona's 7th Congressional District.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva is on track to outperform former Vice President Kamala Harris by double digits in the special election to replace her late father, former Representative Raul Grijalva.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Upper-crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-crust. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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