as in middle-class
belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
The neighborhood was occupied primarily by bourgeois families.
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Recent Examples of bourgeois
Jim Dickinson stepped in to produce and play a little piano, but Travis deemed the results too polished, too polite, too bourgeois.
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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Nearly 30 years after its premiere, The Ice Storm remains a resonant indictment of bourgeois complacency.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
In the 19th century, the rise of bourgeois society in the Industrial Revolution saw the arrival of the necktie.
—Kristina Kukolja, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Nearly 30 years after its premiere, The Ice Storm remains a resonant indictment of bourgeois complacency.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
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According to SmartAsset research, the middle-class income in Oklahoma ranges from $44,099 to $132,296, and the state's median household income is $66,148.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
1 Apr. 2026
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For instance, students from the top 1% comprise 16% of students at Ivy-plus colleges (the Ivies plus the University of Chicago, Duke, Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and are more than twice as likely to attend compared with middle-class students with the same SAT/ACT scores.—
David Blobaum,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The show, which follows a working-class family from Indiana pursuing the American dream, ended in January after five seasons on the streamer.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Harris said his background as a farmer and veteran resonate with working-class voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is plain weaponization of the FBI for partisan political purposes.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Great effort has been made to transform what is ordinarily a plain, beige room into a festive space.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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