1
as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth
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Recent Examples of gentry
These bodies have historically overwhelmingly catered to a tiny sliver of the population — predominantly white, gentry liberals.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
But to assume the weekend was all the sanctum of the media landed gentry would be to assume wrong.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
In particular, Gilbert’s primary satire, of the English gentry, is unsalvageable.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Members of Virginia’s gentry chafed at this ban, and Washington had spent years lobbying Dunmore to use his influence to reverse this restriction.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
But to assume the weekend was all the sanctum of the media landed gentry would be to assume wrong.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
In particular, Gilbert’s primary satire, of the English gentry, is unsalvageable.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Members of Virginia’s gentry chafed at this ban, and Washington had spent years lobbying Dunmore to use his influence to reverse this restriction.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentry
Noun
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Its classification as a field of scientific study attracted members of the aristocracy towards it.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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A number of famous Americans could claim a link to British aristocracy, per the MyHeritage list.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The university said the campus is closed and classes are canceled until Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, since school calendars in the city and county are generally set at the beginning of the calendar year, the special recall election was scheduled regardless of teacher in-service days, student class schedules and other events, Kieffer said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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And sure, there’s nobility in that.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The macro 20th century Western rhetoric about Catholic charity can surely be critiqued for not engaging with the driving ideological role of caste, but that is not the interest of nor the purview of this film.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Ramayana has hundreds of versions — across states, dialects, castes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cianfrance said the congregation in the movie is made up of local actors and folks familiar with the Roofman story.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show the shop floor in action Don’t underestimate how compelling your day-to-day operations can be to folks outside your four walls.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The regulation of historic districts is done at the local level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two of the missions with uncertain futures monitor carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Gentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentry. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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