as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Recent Examples of upper-crust
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The two-story house became the tiny town’s version of a ski resort, sans the steep prices and upper-crust snobbery.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides, he’s already got a first name that sounds like a last name, signifying the American upper crust.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Quentin Tarantino's ultraviolent World War II fantasy gave the Austrian-German actor his villainous breakout role as Hans Landa, a Nazi baddie with an upper-crust cultural side.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The two-story house became the tiny town’s version of a ski resort, sans the steep prices and upper-crust snobbery.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
Two leagues that are deeper but don't have that really thick upper crust would be the Big 10 and the SEC.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides, he’s already got a first name that sounds like a last name, signifying the American upper crust.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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My father, a boy, sat in the back seat with his brothers and Choute—Duchess of Montmoreau, née de Troguindy, a beautiful and aristocratic woman who went by this single childhood nickname.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pair founded the company together in 2015; the row is a family squabble within the new AI aristocracy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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College football has always been an aristocracy, and most fans like it that way.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The Korean nobility of bygone eras simply had better taste.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In particular, popes wanted to select the church’s bishops rather than allowing nobility or a king to do so.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Apponequet deserves to stay in the top-10 by hanging with many of the state’s bests as well.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Unfolding one of the most scandalous crimes in Sweden; a five-person murder/suicide in Stockholm’s upper classes, experienced from the point of view of a young woman.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Basic birth control methods had been part of American life for a long time – as evidenced by a declining birth rate among the middle and upper class, starting in the middle of the 19th century.—
Samira Mehta,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Milton was one or two plays away from some elite wins early on in the year, and have finally pieced them together as winners in seven of its last eight to crack the top 10.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Suleyman points to the example of the Gutenberg Printing Press as one such innovation that elites sought to check as a threat to their hegemony.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Inter took the Serie A title last night, having been champions-elect for weeks.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Obama’s staff would look less amused a few weeks later, as their boss hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Upper-crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-crust. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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