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belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates.
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Recent Examples of middle-class
Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
But Booker’s and Van Hollen’s plans would each be attempts not just to lower inequality or pay for new social spending, but also to help middle-class families through the tax code.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Each episode unfolds from a different character’s perspective, assembling a fractured portrait of middle class Irish life under pressure.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
By long-term standards, every middle-class American lives the life of royalty.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
But Booker’s and Van Hollen’s plans would each be attempts not just to lower inequality or pay for new social spending, but also to help middle-class families through the tax code.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
Because lower-income and some middle-income Americans pay so little in taxes already, the savings to the higher end of the middle class — all the way up to those who earn in the high six figures under Booker's proposal — will be larger, analysts say.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Each episode unfolds from a different character’s perspective, assembling a fractured portrait of middle class Irish life under pressure.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-class
Adjective
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Serious Medical and Emotional Neglect Turner said Kaiko arrived in poor health, suffering from multiple medical issues and signs of prolonged neglect.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 700 Irwin project is planned just east of Highway 101 and downtown at the western end of San Rafael’s canal district, a dense, working class neighborhood of about 12,000.—
Julie Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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Arise Chicago, an advocacy group organized to help protect working class immigrants in partnership with local faith communities, coordinated the Sherman Plaza event, inviting clergy members from across Evanston to speak out.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His savior was the experimental documentarian Harun Farocki, famous for provocative works that skewered bourgeois complacency.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ana Dumitrescu stars as a young Romanian woman who moves to France to work for a bourgeois family and joins an amateur theater troupe adapting Mirbeau’s novel for the stage.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Noasis, around the corner from Base Camp, is for families of tech bourgeoisie.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Lluís is an embodiment of a kind of pragmatism that reigned in those years among the Catalan bourgeoisie.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In Catanzaro Lido, a beach town along the Ionian coast, meals tend to be simple and communal.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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In her first interview since becoming head of content at Disney+ EMEA, Angela Jain has said the message to writers and producers is simple, the streamer is going to greenlight more originals from the region and will be backing that effort with extra funds for local fare.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The show, which follows a working-class family from Indiana pursuing the American dream, ended in January after five seasons on the streamer.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
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Harris said his background as a farmer and veteran resonate with working-class voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-class. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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