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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
at one time in China only the aristocracy could own land
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as in elite
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
membership in the society is reserved for the literary world's aristocracy
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Recent Examples of aristocracy
Victor comes from the aristocracy.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Last season, the club finished 10th, just shy of the threshold for European competition—the aristocracy of old-world football.
—Mattia Ferraresi, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The entire film plays out over one long party at an English estate, where the stuffy, traditional English aristocracy collide with Hedda’s bohemian artist friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Last season, the club finished 10th, just shy of the threshold for European competition—the aristocracy of old-world football.
—Mattia Ferraresi, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The entire film plays out over one long party at an English estate, where the stuffy, traditional English aristocracy collide with Hedda’s bohemian artist friends.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocracy
Noun
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Its medical professionals aren’t just competent but morally perfect, their personal failings serving mainly to make their essential nobility more tangible.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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Intelligence is a little like the concept of nobility, said Alison Gopnik, a psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has pioneered techniques for studying the cognitive abilities of babies and children.—
F.D. Flam,
Twin Cities,
22 Nov. 2025
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For 35 years Brazilian political elites have viewed nuclear armament as both unnecessary and counterproductive, given Brazil’s peaceful foreign policy, emphasis on multilateralism, and the Tlatelolco Treaty making Latin America a nuclear-weapons-free zone.—
Oliver Stuenkel,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The elite-to-college gymnastics transition is easier said than done.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 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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The 7-footer has been great for San Antonio after signing a four-year, $41 million contract this past summer, averaging personal bests in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Boozer had 17 points and season-bests in assists with nine and steals with four for Duke (13-1, 2-0).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Jan. 2026
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a society full of cookie cutter McMansions, scrolling through customizable tiny houses on Amazon is one of my favorite forms of escapism.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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The show, meanwhile, harkened back to eras gone by, featuring burlesque, showgirl outfits, an homage to West Side Story and references to past Las Vegas royalty, including The Rat Pack and Elvis Presley.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Set the scene The lobby still captures the Art Deco glamour of the Jazz Age when flapper girls once hobnobbed with European royalty.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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The representative-elect emigrated from Carolina, Puerto Rico to New Britain in 1994, settling in a House district that now is 56% Latino.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
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New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
3 Jan. 2026
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Apostles are all men in accordance with the church's all-male priesthood.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
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Apostles are all men in accordance with the church’s all-male priesthood.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Aristocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocracy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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