haute monde

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Noun
  • 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
  • And sure, there’s nobility in that.
    Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • No word, if Lively and Reynolds are going to Swift’s wedding with repeat Super Bowl champ and Kansas City Chief player Travis Kelce – but then again there is no word when that American royalty nuptial day is happening and who is going besides Swift and Kelce.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At Michael Kors, A-List guests including Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Wilde, Leslie Bibb came out to show their support for the American designer, as well as a row of second-generation Hollywood royalty like Leni Klum, Ava Phillippe and Isan Elba.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Monoculture Problem Just as agricultural monocultures make ecosystems vulnerable to disease, cognitive monocultures make human societies vulnerable to manipulation and groupthink.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While the motivation behind the killing is still unknown, Kirk's death has escalated anxieties about the rise of political violence in the United States and the deepening divide within American society.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The region experienced good air quality today, which should continue into the night.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When investing in quality bedding, a solid sheet set is an ideal starting point.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Season 3 featured their characters making a big bet on a green tech energy company led by a member of the British peerage, portrayed by Kit Harington, who told THR he’s been a long-time fan of Industry.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Grammer will play Lord Fairfax, the unofficial leader of the Virginia gentry who has a complicated relationship to young George Washington as both his crucial mentor and as the father of his romantic rival.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But this was close to the borderline of gentility.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Modesty, gentility, and protocol have no place in the apartment grope.
    Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Haute monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haute%20monde. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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