pleb

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Recent Examples of pleb Occasionally, like tonight, a chiseled pleb or square-jawed gym owner will pass muster, taking her to some exclusive club in Tribeca. Seija Rankin, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2021 But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb. Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023 Behind the Concept of Dawn As a pleb, my hair and makeup choices are based purely on my mood and love of experimentation. Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Oct. 2018 From trouble-making pleb to presidential candidate. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2018 While the plebs are busy navigating the perils of ride sharing in 2017—should I #deleteuber? does Lyft still require fist bumps?—the überrich have problems of their own. Henri Gendreau, WIRED, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleb
Noun
  • The commoners come courtesy of a theater troupe full of laborers rehearsing a play to be performed at a royal wedding.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • It is staged in this quaint Tyrolean hamlet of 8,000 residents, and each year attracts 45,000 paying fans, as well as celebrities and politicians who intermingle with depraved commoners like few places in the winter world.
    Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But an unpleasant incident with a public transit plebeian leads Leighton to ponder the direction of her life.
    Rachel Seo, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.
    Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Pleb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleb. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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