as in noble
someone who is well-known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people
Many of the city's socialites showed up for the premiere gala.
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Recent Examples of socialite
Troop Beverly Hills centered on Phyllis Nefler (Long), a Beverly Hills socialite going through a divorce who decides to lead a troop of scouts.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Rhode Islanders nicknamed the house after the scandalous socialite, and the name is still often used by locals today.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Burden’s grandmother Babe Paley, a prominent New York socialite, was married to William Paley, the founder of CBS and a serial philanderer.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Rhode Islanders nicknamed the house after the scandalous socialite, and the name is still often used by locals today.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialite
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With the blessing and leadership of various popes, the nobles of Europe raised armies, crossed various countries or sailed to the Middle East to fight and save the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslim domination, something that echoes down the centuries to today.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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The royal court, along with the palaces of nobles, became centers of elegance and display, with ceremonies and outward grandeur being an important part of courtly culture.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 1811 it was converted into a hotel and became the go-to destination for those on the Grand Tour, the journey across continental Europe that young aristocrats undertook to perfect their education.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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