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
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
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
But the role of art is not to supply bourgeois comfort; a benefit of bourgeois comfort is the freedom to make art.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The daughter of an engineer, she was raised in a cultured bourgeois household in the affluent 16th arrondissement and studied ballet at the Conservatoire de Paris.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
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
But the role of art is not to supply bourgeois comfort; a benefit of bourgeois comfort is the freedom to make art.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
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But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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All of Youngblood’s victims, some wealthy, some middle-class, trusted him.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Professional football emerged in industrial England, shaped by working-class communities and factory towns.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hunter-Torricke was born in London in 1985 to working-class parents.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Instead the biscuits made from the mix were plain; my favorite part was the garlic and parsley butter brushed on top.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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