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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canaille
Noun
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On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So much for plebeians like myself, who tended to plants at a local nursery for minimum wage at 17.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The psoas is important, but invisible, like a commoner.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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It will be attended by roughly 150,000 fans, kings and commoners, wearing hats and drinking mint juleps.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those are remarkable figures for a language once dismissed as a peasant tongue, pushed to Ireland’s western edge and to within an inch of its life.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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In the dying days of the Russian Empire, highborn ladies would willingly cut the dirty fingernails of the peasant Grigori Rasputin and then sew the clippings onto their dresses like sacred talismans.—
Gerard DeGroot,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Canaille.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canaille. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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