as in noble
a person of high birth or social position could trace his lineage to an English aristocrat of the 17th century

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Recent Examples of aristocrat Despite the split, Jonas and Turner — who is now dating British aristocrat Peregrine Pearson, 30 — are reportedly currently in a great place in terms of their relationship and co-parenting their two girls. Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Would England’s aristocrats vote to cut the Premier League? Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025 High-yield credit, short-duration Treasuries, and dividend aristocrats are referenced among potential considerations. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025 Using the clothes to tell the story was particularly important in the case of Julia Schlaepfer’s Alex, the British aristocrat who falls in love with Brandon Sklenar’s Spencer and journeys halfway around the world to be with him again — enduring much in the process. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aristocrat
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noble
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  • Teenage girls, chosen by local nobles, were sent away to live in seclusion at the aqllawasai to weave cloth, brew chicha, and prepare food for ritual feasts.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Landscape paintings and portraits of nobles jostled for attention alongside historical paintings and imagined scenes from Shakespeare’s plays.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025

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“Aristocrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocrat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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