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
The Kardashians' entertainment value is high, as is its production value, and the socialites' humanity (and relatability) as portrayed in the show may just shock you.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
The three-day event felt like Miami in every sense, with socialites congregating on the scene.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Before that, fashion was really focused on socialites and aristocrats.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
For example, Ciara and Dua Lipa have both donned the style—and so have socialites like Hailey Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
The ski season is well underway, and resorts across the country are competing to attract winter-sport enthusiasts and après socialites who have hundreds of destinations to choose from.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Suhail Kwatra, 43, who has been known around the region for outfitting socialites, has turned around his criminal complaint out of Boston Municipal Court — claiming that the $400,000 scam at the Pru Saks was fabricated.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The mansion, located near Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, had once served as a guest home for visiting socialites in the early 1900s.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
It was later purchased by New York City socialites in the 1950s, and soon became a glam A-list hideaway.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
The three-day event felt like Miami in every sense, with socialites congregating on the scene.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Before that, fashion was really focused on socialites and aristocrats.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
For example, Ciara and Dua Lipa have both donned the style—and so have socialites like Hailey Bieber and Kourtney Kardashian.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
The ski season is well underway, and resorts across the country are competing to attract winter-sport enthusiasts and après socialites who have hundreds of destinations to choose from.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Suhail Kwatra, 43, who has been known around the region for outfitting socialites, has turned around his criminal complaint out of Boston Municipal Court — claiming that the $400,000 scam at the Pru Saks was fabricated.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The mansion, located near Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, had once served as a guest home for visiting socialites in the early 1900s.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
It was later purchased by New York City socialites in the 1950s, and soon became a glam A-list hideaway.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialites
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Published in 1842, Poe’s story follows Prince Prospero, who retreats with a group of nobles into a fortified abbey as a deadly plague ravages the countryside.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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VIPs included Princesse Lamballe of Italy and the Polignacs, a family of French nobles, including her bestie, the Duchesse de Polignac, along with an attractive buffet of artists, musicians, and actors.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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La Dolce Vita and the Minerva, which occupies the erstwhile palazzo of 17th-century aristocrats, debuted last April.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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He gets passed from one custodian to another, including scientists and aristocrats, all around Europe.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Socialites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialites. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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