: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society
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Adjective
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
Noun
a popular pastime among the upper classes
a member of the upper class
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Sargent’s subjects were part of a wave of wealthy American women who married into upper-class British families, infusing new money in return for status in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Yes, because Playboi Carti has leapt into the upper class of hip-hop.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
This reflected the taste of upper-class urbanites, but snails were still eaten in the eastern provinces of France.
—Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Sargent’s subjects were part of a wave of wealthy American women who married into upper-class British families, infusing new money in return for status in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
Pandering to the desires of the upper class, MAHA pushes products and services that are out of reach for the average American.
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Yes, because Playboi Carti has leapt into the upper class of hip-hop.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper-class. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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