haute monde

Definition of haute mondenext

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Noun
  • Built as a resort for 19th-century nobility, the town still has plenty of stately vistas, particularly striking after a snowfall.
    Andrew Fedorov, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Sophie is wearing the dress of nobility.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians has added some Disney royalty to the season 3 cast.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.
    Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Presidential Medal of Freedom has previously been awarded to politicians, religious leaders, artists, fashion designers and others who have made significant contributions to American society.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But until this probable turmoil suddenly erupts to the surface of Russia’s closed society, a collapse still remains a Western hope, rather than a strategy.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The food and drink The food here is exceptional, and there's a common thread—an obsession with fine quality and maintaining exclusivity.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Google Pixel 9a delivers flagship-level performance, terrific camera quality, and long-term software support in a simple and affordable phone.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to seeking Mandelson’s withdrawal from the House of Lords, Starmer has sought to strip him of his peerage — a somewhat Herculean task that can only be done through an act of parliament.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2026
  • On Monday, a Downing Street spokesperson said that Starmer believes that Mandelson should be stripped of his peerage.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In modernizing and Americanizing the Charles Dickens novel, Alfonso Cuarón expunged many of Great Expectations’s subplots in favor of a 1998-friendly romantic drama that cemented Paltrow as an emblem of gentility.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Ferrara’s arrival in New York City and subsequent entry into the movie business is presented as something like a case of recidivism, a dive from suburban gentility into the cauldron of steaming garbage that was Fun City–era Manhattan.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Denver was not returning to the NFL’s upper crust as a family business.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, there’s more to a visit here with The Vault than simple upper crust cosplay.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Haute monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haute%20monde. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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