as in nobles
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 socialites
Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
His clients included a who’s who of the best dressed list from socialites to Hollywood celebrities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Amelia and Liza are well-known as socialites in the UK, and also work as models.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Things take a turn when Snow, 40, who plays Sophie, moves to Texas and tries befriending the group of East Texas socialites — only for a teen girl named Abby to turn up dead.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The old game show features a panel of urbane socialites trying to guess the occupation of regular Americans (and, blindfolded, the identity of celebrities).
—Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Vreeland has been credited with moving the gala to the Met, where guests could mingle among the museum's exhibits, and for turning the annual party -- previously an industry event for fashion insiders and socialites -- into a lavish affair full of celebrity guests and other prominent figures.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
American vacationers, Emirati princes, French fashion designers, British socialites and new-money Chinese.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
His clients included a who’s who of the best dressed list from socialites to Hollywood celebrities.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Amelia and Liza are well-known as socialites in the UK, and also work as models.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Things take a turn when Snow, 40, who plays Sophie, moves to Texas and tries befriending the group of East Texas socialites — only for a teen girl named Abby to turn up dead.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The old game show features a panel of urbane socialites trying to guess the occupation of regular Americans (and, blindfolded, the identity of celebrities).
—Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Vreeland has been credited with moving the gala to the Met, where guests could mingle among the museum's exhibits, and for turning the annual party -- previously an industry event for fashion insiders and socialites -- into a lavish affair full of celebrity guests and other prominent figures.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Influenced In its early days, reality TV turned socialites like Paris Hilton and figures from tabloid culture like Kim Kardashian into influencers who predated the term.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialites
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One of these high-ranking British nobles was the Earl of Euston.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Past the violin was an oil painting of the child Mozart entertaining nobles at the Maison du Temple.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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One only has to think about the British fight against Nazism to be reminded that it was made of imperialists, constitutionalists, stick-in-the-mud aristocrats, and the socialists who first helped put Winston Churchill into power and then five years later helped push him out again.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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“Socialites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialites. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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