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Recent Examples of beau monde
The Sotheby’s sale will crystallize an era when personal style was central, and when Brynner moved among a swath of Europe’s beau monde with last names like Agnelli and Aga Khan.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
The Athenian Riviera, the 40-mile stretch of coastline that runs south from Athens to Cape Sounion along the Saronic Gulf, has long been a sotto voce favorite of the Greek beau monde.
—Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 12 July 2025
In a destination that has become synonymous with the sun-seeking, globe-trotting beau monde, the newest, most glamorous resort is from Turkey’s own hospitality innovator, Maxx Royal Resorts.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
The ceremony, which attracted a mix of comedy stars and arts-adjacent members of D.C.’s beau monde, was the biggest event held by the center since February, when President Trump purged eighteen members of the nonpartisan board of directors and installed himself as chairman.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Gstaad, the Swiss ski resort favored by Europe’s beau monde, has a distinctively nostalgic Alpine style.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
The Piaget Polo personifies the flamboyance and irreverence of the time, and is quickly adopted by the beau monde and global jet set.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
The Athenian Riviera, the 40-mile stretch of coastline that runs south from Athens to Cape Sounion along the Saronic Gulf, has long been a sotto voce favorite of the Greek beau monde.
—Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 12 July 2025
In a destination that has become synonymous with the sun-seeking, globe-trotting beau monde, the newest, most glamorous resort is from Turkey’s own hospitality innovator, Maxx Royal Resorts.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
The ceremony, which attracted a mix of comedy stars and arts-adjacent members of D.C.’s beau monde, was the biggest event held by the center since February, when President Trump purged eighteen members of the nonpartisan board of directors and installed himself as chairman.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Gstaad, the Swiss ski resort favored by Europe’s beau monde, has a distinctively nostalgic Alpine style.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
The Piaget Polo personifies the flamboyance and irreverence of the time, and is quickly adopted by the beau monde and global jet set.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau monde
Noun
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The American people are good and beautiful people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Dec. 2025
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This is a single man who is very, very handsome, clearly and is in a magazine with a bunch of other very beautiful people.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Eden Rock Cap Cana is already well known as a leading luxury destination that attracts the global jet set with its 67 luxurious villas, suites, and bungalows, along with glittering pools, a spa, a kids' club, and a private beach.—
Alessandra Amodio,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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Chalamet clearly developed some impressive paddle talents on his own to be believable here, though aided by CGI as well, and these sequences are effective as the film jet sets to London, Paris, Tokyo, even Egypt as Marty schemes his climb into the big time.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Following a magical 2023 campaign, Mizzou has continued knocking on the door of college football’s upper class.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Demand for French porcelain tableware during the centuries that followed fueled the emergence of family-run firms and artisan workshops that shaped and hand-painted exquisite table settings for the growing upper classes.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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He’s never gone back to television despite many of his A-list peers taking on buzzy limited series.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The edifice may at first appear to have realized the modernist dream of injecting avant-garde art into everyday life, but its architects’ intention that the building serve only the glitterati of its day evacuated this modernist aesthetic of the socialist ideals typically underpinning it.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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This was the night that produced the now-legendary Paris Hilton glitterati shot—the one that would live on in endless best party dresses lists.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Beau monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beau%20monde. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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