TOP DRAWER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

top drawer

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as in upper class

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Recent Examples of top drawer The backs have a large top drawer and three side drawers. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026 His eyes lit up, as if asked to present a thesis sitting in his top drawer. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 It’s designed with two top drawers and two bottom compartments to easily store extra dinnerware, drinkware, and napkins, while keeping them out of sight. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top drawer

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In Mexico, Lotería was initially played by the upper classes but gradually gained mass popularity via traveling fairs (called ferias).

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Both of them worked their way from working-class realities into the upper class.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026

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