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Recent Examples of propertied
On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.
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Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.
—Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
—Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
—Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2010
Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
No one could vote except propertied, head-of-household men.
—Emily McDermott, ARTnews.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
In many Islamic societies, propertied Muslims have ceded parts of their fortunes to charitable waqf entities that have funded services such as soup kitchens and hospitals.
—Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 June 2023
State lawmakers have been solicitous of propertied interests and thus deeply skeptical of rent control in years past.
—Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
In the year 110 BC the Roman army was composed of propertied peasants.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propertied
Adjective
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Lower earners historically see higher rates of inflation than their better-off counterparts, said Morgan Stanley economist Heather Berger.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Campaigning in California, with its many millions of voters, is a very expensive activity, and all candidates except Steyer must rely on the financiers setting up a shadow election in which a very few moneyed interests will cast the votes.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Internet ran amok in his comic Worldtr33, toxic friendships became entangled in his Nice House On… books, the moneyed elite behaved badly in Exquisite Corpses.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Persian Americans got a reputation for being wealthy because some of those who arrived were doctors, lawyers and other elites with money.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her drive was fueled by a desire to provide for her daughter, Rory, on her own terms, free from the strings of her wealthy parents' inheritance.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The performance commemorated Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood district, which in the early 20th century was known as Black Wall Street for its status as one of the most affluent and successful Black communities in the country.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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In 2014, political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page observed that the public has little influence over the policies our government adopts as policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In twenty-two minutes, the digital clock in the kitchen would gently flip to Sunday morning and this dinner would spill into the start of a new day, the kind of shift Nina used to think signaled a wildly successful evening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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The most successful writers aren’t the most brilliant.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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City News Bureau existed because of the vitality of a growing and prosperous Chicago.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calm sea and prosperous voyage—a dream for Goethe and Mendelssohn, for any parent, and perhaps for all men and women—was but a hearsay.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pfeiffer will play Stacy, the matriarch of the well-to-do New York City Clyburn clan, who leave for central Montana in the wake of tragedy.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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When the French Revolution turned nobility into a liability, its well-to-do citizens began to disperse themselves amongst the poor, traveling on the right to better avoid being targeted by the masses.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There are 38 one-bedroom forest bungalows, ranging from cozy and comfortable to spacious and grandiose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Fiscal buffers Fiscal stimulus and subsidies could cushion some of the inflationary impact and relatively benign price pressures heading into 2026, providing a relatively comfortable starting point.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Propertied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propertied. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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