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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie
Wake-Robin gets its name from a deep purple wildflower native to the Mid-Atlantic, which, from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, was the hub of the Black bourgeoisie.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Woodcutters sets forth the musings of a narrator sitting in an armchair at a dinner party who excoriates the literary awards establishments of his native land (and by extension all lands that are host to a robust bourgeoisie).
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Woodcutters sets forth the musings of a narrator sitting in an armchair at a dinner party who excoriates the literary awards establishments of his native land (and by extension all lands that are host to a robust bourgeoisie).
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Its leaders sanctioned the mass appropriation of lands from the nobility and their distribution to smaller farmers and the urban bourgeoisie.
—Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The promise in the air inspires immigrants, unionists, suffragettes, and a rising Black bourgeoisie.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeoisie
Noun
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All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The entire deal, however, seems designed to squeeze the WNBA’s middle class in order to facilitate high-profile raises to high-profile players.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In decades past, China’s ascendent middle class flocked to booming megacities to chase jobs and dreams, once abundant as the country went from rags to riches.—
Albee Zhang,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Does Varley see herself as working class?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Le Corbusier’s working class housing complex, Cité Radieuse, which was part of the architect’s social housing habitat Unité d’Habitation, is often referred to as the catalyst for the style.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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