as in aristocrats
a man or woman of high birth or social position
an elite school for children of nobles
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Recent Examples of nobles
Because the company also operated a boutique in Paris, its customer base grew to include French and British nobles, plus North and South American millionaires.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Teenage girls, chosen by local nobles, were sent away to live in seclusion at the aqllawasai to weave cloth, brew chicha, and prepare food for ritual feasts.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Their common ancestors were Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Stafford, English nobles of the 14th century.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Teenage girls, chosen by local nobles, were sent away to live in seclusion at the aqllawasai to weave cloth, brew chicha, and prepare food for ritual feasts.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Their common ancestors were Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Stafford, English nobles of the 14th century.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobles
aristocrats
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This elegant, hillside suburb has long attracted artists and aristocrats who built grand villas with sweeping views and filled them with art, books and furnishings.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Would England’s aristocrats vote to cut the Premier League?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Nobles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobles. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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