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Recent Examples of nouveau riche
The battle of the nouveau riche could just as easily be referred to as the Oil Firm.
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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
The unspoken rule, now very much spoken, was created by the old money elite, hoping to elevate themselves above the nouveau riche, or newly wealthy.
—Jordan Green, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
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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
The unspoken rule, now very much spoken, was created by the old money elite, hoping to elevate themselves above the nouveau riche, or newly wealthy.
—Jordan Green, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 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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There’s also a possibility that Orton could face an upstart from NXT.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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For Mike Cavanaugh, UConn hockey, the moment has arrived In this in-state rivalry, UConn has long been the underdog, the upstart.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even for adult adventurers, that type of knowledge is often hard-won over the course of many seasons—and sometimes close calls—in the mountains.—
Zoe Gates,
Outside Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration has also given out commercial astronaut wings to private-sector adventurers who reached higher than 81 kilometers (50 miles).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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