as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a book launching party to which only New York's cultural illuminati were invited
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The jean jacket, a favorite of the Highland Park IPA illuminati, is free of the problematic associations of the chore coat.
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Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
All three make great cases, and despite what the NBA illuminati on Twitter may demand, there is not a wrong choice or incorrect order.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of images in a folder on his computer acted as evidence for beliefs that included the illuminati, the deep state, Covid as a bioweapon, false flags and election rigging, just to name a few.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2022
Modeled on the rippled look of paper lanterns, this multifunctional lamp is a collab between the design firm Silvon and the illuminati at Gantri.
—Gear Team, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021
Asle isn’t Jesus or Lazarus, Åsleik isn’t Andrew, no illuminati appear.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
Though salads are the staple of the healthy lunch illuminati, my intolerance for eating a bowl of lettuce has always left me feeling out of the club.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
Meaning: this isn't The X-Files or Orphan Black in terms of a pervasive, confusing illuminati.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
Fans have recently been tweeting about Billie and her alleged relationship to the illuminati.
—Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 13 Sep. 2019
Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
All three make great cases, and despite what the NBA illuminati on Twitter may demand, there is not a wrong choice or incorrect order.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of images in a folder on his computer acted as evidence for beliefs that included the illuminati, the deep state, Covid as a bioweapon, false flags and election rigging, just to name a few.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2022
Modeled on the rippled look of paper lanterns, this multifunctional lamp is a collab between the design firm Silvon and the illuminati at Gantri.
—Gear Team, Wired, 22 Nov. 2021
Asle isn’t Jesus or Lazarus, Åsleik isn’t Andrew, no illuminati appear.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
Though salads are the staple of the healthy lunch illuminati, my intolerance for eating a bowl of lettuce has always left me feeling out of the club.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
Meaning: this isn't The X-Files or Orphan Black in terms of a pervasive, confusing illuminati.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2019
Fans have recently been tweeting about Billie and her alleged relationship to the illuminati.
—Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 13 Sep. 2019
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“Illuminati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illuminati. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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