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Recent Examples of nouveau riche
The Sun Devils are nouveau riche to this rarified air.
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Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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 central question of whether love can conquer money is almost outshone by the film’s dazzling surroundings and Rachel’s nouveau riche friends, played perfectly by Awkwafina and Ken Jeong.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Self, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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 central question of whether love can conquer money is almost outshone by the film’s dazzling surroundings and Rachel’s nouveau riche friends, played perfectly by Awkwafina and Ken Jeong.
—Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nouveau riche
Noun
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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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Gerard Gallant Gallant excelled with a young group in Florida and with a bunch of upstarts during the nascent stages of the Vegas Golden Knights franchise, including their inaugural campaign that took them all the way to the Stanley Cup Final.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
5 May 2025
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But the upstart wrestler is poised to run into one of the biggest challenges of her young career – go after a legendary competitor in Charlotte Flair.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, players have operated under stable management; Kjetil Knutsen has coached the Arctic adventurers for seven seasons.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Relais & Châteaux property, located on a mountaintop in the Smokies, is an adventurer’s paradise.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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