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Recent Examples of nouveau riche
In Rivals, Dyer plays a complex, nouveau riche tech entrepreneur who strikes up an unlikely romance with local author Lizzie (Katherine Parkinson).
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
The battle of the nouveau riche could just as easily be referred to as the Oil Firm.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Sun Devils are nouveau riche to this rarified air.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
The battle of the nouveau riche could just as easily be referred to as the Oil Firm.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Who does Johnson consider nouveau riche?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Sun Devils are nouveau riche to this rarified air.
—Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nouveau riche
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In 1952, backed by little more than his reputation as a war hero and a fortune staked by his parvenu father, 35-year-old John F. Kennedy swiped a Senate seat from Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, himself a wealthy combat veteran.—
Kevin Mahnken,
The New Republic,
1 Sep. 2020
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Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.—
Saritha Rai,
Fortune,
29 July 2019
Noun
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One such remedy could include spinning off the Chrome web browser that the AI upstarts are trying to compete with.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Much like Chrome before it, Comet, which , the ambitious AI search upstart announced on Wednesday, aims to alleviate current user frustrations by embedding agent-like behaviors directly into many of our everyday digital tasks.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Tortuga Island Best for: snorkelers, scuba divers, island adventurers In the 17th century, Tortuga Island, just off the Nicoya Peninsula, was a place for pirates eager to loot coastal towns.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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In between meals, adventurers will be encouraged to explore the wooded walking trails located on the property, including a half-mile loop trail that hugs Waxhaw Creek.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 July 2025
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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