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Recent Examples of nouveau riche
If the digital nouveau riche have sufficient discretionary income to unseat the coupon-clipping linear-TV gang, all that outsized buying power may not necessarily translate to a full-on tech takeover.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).
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Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
As nouveau riche neighbor Yermolái (Lance Gardner) tries to impress upon the profligate Liubóv that her property is in arrears and about to be auctioned off, the rules and tone of their world still seem unsettled under the direction of Carey Perloff.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
For decades, when most people thought about Baden-Baden, the image that likely came to mind was that of a rather stuffy luxury resort where wealthy seniors shared the town with nouveau riche newcomers.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Trouble begins brewing with the arrival of their nouveau riche neighbors, Edgar Linton (Shazad Latif), and his ward, Isabella (Alison Oliver).
—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
As nouveau riche neighbor Yermolái (Lance Gardner) tries to impress upon the profligate Liubóv that her property is in arrears and about to be auctioned off, the rules and tone of their world still seem unsettled under the direction of Carey Perloff.
—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
For decades, when most people thought about Baden-Baden, the image that likely came to mind was that of a rather stuffy luxury resort where wealthy seniors shared the town with nouveau riche newcomers.
—
Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nouveau riche
Noun
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Spurrier, who predominantly sold French vintages, wasn’t expecting anything other than a trouncing for the parvenu.
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Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.
Noun
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More traditional news outlets are growing comfortable with less formal presentations and personalities, part of a gradual coming together of stories news brands and new, digital upstarts who are winning significant slices of attention through newsletters, podcasts and subscription media products.
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Time and time again in the history of technology, monopolistic industry leaders that long seemed invincible—from Xerox to IBM to AT&T—have proven vulnerable to agile upstarts and technology advances that broke markets wide open by lowering costs, expanding supply and leapfrogging capabilities.
Noun
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Just like a certain adventurer with some mean, mean pride, Rush are currently embarking on their fiftieth anniversary tour, a prog-rock pilgrimage that will take them around the world and back for the next year.
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Whether your dad's an adventurer or casual explorer, this new slip-in style is a shoo-in to make your dad's Father's day — scratch that, his year.
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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