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Recent Examples of beau monde
Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.
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Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
20 Jan. 2026
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.
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Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau monde
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The characters are thin and the plot often ludicrous, but the sight of beautiful people making bad decisions is soothing enough to override one’s critical faculties.
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His recruiting focused on the beautiful people of the 1980s, so the screen fills with jet-setting supermodels and nights at Studio 54.
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More than an idyllic lakeside hamlet beloved by the international jet set, the northern Italian town of Como and the surrounding area are home to the country’s biggest silk-making districts, part of Italy’s fashion supply chain backbone.
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The business jet set flew from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours.
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Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde.
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And the formal attire of the upper class continues to define the strict dress code today.
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In the nineteenth century, upper class American women who had leisure time and literacy became really into keeping floral calendars to note when wildflowers bloomed.
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But creators are just as much part of the A-list at Cannes Lions and beyond these days.
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!
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Yet for all his issues outside of golf, his mere presence still gets a room full of golf glitterati and paparazzi buzzing.
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Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
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“Beau monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beau%20monde. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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