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Recent Examples of bourgeoisie
Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In the late 1830s and ’40s, in a dramatic shift, the Cologne bourgeoisie had formed a partnership with the Jews.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Locals tacked disgruntled but clever verses onto the busts, writing satires that bemoaned the pope, the city’s bourgeoisie and the corrupt nature of those who held power.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Klimt, of course, is Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the Austrian modernist widely beloved for his paintings of the most beautiful women of Vienna’s haute bourgeoisie.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeoisie
Noun
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As is the case with the aesthetics of people, exquisite lines can be found on patrician and proletariat cars alike.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Karl Marx, the Bolsheviks dreamed of a world communist revolution and held special expectations for Germany, Marx’s homeland, and for its proletariat.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
19 June 2023
Noun
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The same place that’s a magnet for the rich could be squeezing out its lower and middle classes.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Roath spoke about his family history, sharing that his mother and father met and found a way into the middle class via good jobs at IBM.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
Noun
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So many of the voting gains Republicans made have been to promoting legislative changes that benefit the middle and working classes.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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In fact, the Comprehensive Child Development Act aimed to expand a version of Head Start to the middle and working classes.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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“Bourgeoisie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeoisie. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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