haut monde

variants also haute monde

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Noun
  • Weighing in at nearly eight pounds, 11 ounces and featuring more than 100 unpublished images, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection (Abrams, October 3) gives insight into the man who most shaped public understanding of how the postwar global jet set lived.
    Ken Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Dubai has also become a magnet for the millionaire and billionaire jet set.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ceremony, which attracted a mix of comedy stars and arts-adjacent members of D.C.’s beau monde, was the biggest event held by the center since February, when President Trump purged eighteen members of the nonpartisan board of directors and installed himself as chairman.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Gstaad, the Swiss ski resort favored by Europe’s beau monde, has a distinctively nostalgic Alpine style.
    Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Still, roughly 20% of households earn at least $100,000 putting them within the upper class range in the state.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The entries tell us that the contest engaged the city’s upper class, those who were newspaper readers and articulate enough to write a cogent letter.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This was the latest date night for the A-list couple, who made waves in March when they were seen embracing in the audience of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Over the decades, the gala has transformed from an industry fete at off-site locations like Manhattan’s Rainbow Room into an A-list phenomenon.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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