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noun

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Recent Examples of upper-class
Adjective
The company exports 95% of its product, with the remaining 5% sold in Angola to primarily middle and upper-class customers, says José. Tom Page, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025 There’s a mythic feel to the larger context — the setting is known only as the Tropical Republic and Papa Doc Duvalier as the Mortician — which makes the precise detail of this depiction of a young boy’s privileged yet fragile life in a large upper-class family even more effective. Alida Becker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Moving amongst the highest social circles in Britain, Jane managed to secure a place in the upper classes, only to lose her job with the Duchess after nine years of service. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 The fact that Trump is not really from America’s social upper class has hurt him a lot in terms of his confidence. David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upper-class
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
Adjective
  • The original show’s focus was Thomas Ravenel and Shep Rose, two male members of the aristocratic class in South Carolina.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
  • But by the 18th century the Republic of Venice was in decline, and some aristocratic families, though still noble in name, had lost much of their wealth and could not afford a substantial dowry.
    Manuela Callari, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • See treasures The elegant artifacts likely belonged to a high-ranking individual, possibly a member of the aristocracy, experts said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The period drama, which Marsh also co-wrote and starred in, tackled the decline of British aristocracy in the early 1900s, as depicted in the lives of the affluent Bellamy family and their servants.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His name has special significance: His first name, which means nobility and strength, was suggested by Arik's sister-in-law, while his middle name is the same as Arik’s.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have centuries-old ties to nobility.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, please bring back Cook’s wealthy, upper crust mom, because that was a fascinating dynamic.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Extreme caricatures of secondary figures (ancient maid, assorted daft gentry) keep us at an even further remove than the cameras do.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Because the imperial bureaucracy wasn’t large and did not penetrate to small towns or villages, much of local life was run by this gentry.
    Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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