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also haute monde
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Recent Examples of haut monde
Sargent escaped the scandal by decamping from Paris to London, and Gautreau retreated from the haut monde.
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haut monde
Noun
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The business jet set flew from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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Yet the influencers have thrived by portraying Dubai as a magnet for the business-class (and above) global jet set, who are drawn to the city’s futuristic, crossroads-of-the-world appeal.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All the drama onscreen among beautiful people — with a cast including Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew — should make this an addictive watch for younger audience but one that even older ones can see themselves in.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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While the beautiful people always display youth (even if it’s paid for), the always original Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio was unrecognizable, doubling his actual age of 32 with wizened grey hair, beard and bushy eyebrows, prosthetic wrinkles and a cane.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Villa Eugénie later became a luxury hotel, and to this day, the beau monde hold court at this seaside address.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
AFAR Media,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For Hollywood’s upper class of creatives, the best version of their films may now include AI.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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The throughline of his life is his on-again, off-again friendship with, but also his steadfast love for a neighbor girl of the upper class, who challenges him repeatedly to become his better self.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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There are questions around whether the festival will have the budget to continue bankrolling talent invites, while there has been pushback in some quarters over how the A-list star strategy serves the local film industry and its organic growth.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Both the actor and the automaker’s models presented a powerful and dashing visage that defined the glamor of the age, and Hollywood’s glitterati were enamored with each.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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While much has been made of the midcentury glitterati that dined there (Truman Capote, Gloria Vanderbilt, Eleanor Roosevelt), the real luxury was in the kitchen, where the spirit of Freetown informed the herbed roast chicken and soufflé (among other dishes).—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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