as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
a school founded to educate the children of the upper class
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Recent Examples of upper-class
H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
This reflected the taste of upper-class urbanites, but snails were still eaten in the eastern provinces of France.
—Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Still, roughly 20% of households earn at least $100,000 putting them within the upper class range in the state.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
One hundred years later, ocean liners—a mode of transport that Tricia Cusack argues helped to popularize the reach of the British Empire for upper-class travelers—would be superseded by the convenience of commercial air travel.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
This reflected the taste of upper-class urbanites, but snails were still eaten in the eastern provinces of France.
—Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Noun
Our protagonist, Bernard Marx, is a sleep psychologist and an Alpha, a member of the upper class of society.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Still, roughly 20% of households earn at least $100,000 putting them within the upper class range in the state.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles Fresh off designing the priest’s robes for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, the designer with aristocratic roots took another deep dive into the history of France.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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While Nancy Mitford’s life was all aristocratic escapades splashed across the gossip pages, Bessie Carter has a penchant for German techno and British electronic-music festivals, comfy T-shirts on her days off, and a nebulizer for her vocal cords.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 June 2025
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According to Back, this intellectual aristocracy persisted until the dilution of Bloomsbury by new members from outside the family lineage.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Left Bank, or Rive Gauche, lies on the more discreet side with its hôtels particuliers, mansions, and grand townhouses built by French nobility when Louis XIV’s court traded Paris for Versailles.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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Elegant women and dandies rapidly flocked to it, including royalty and nobility such as the Countess of Castiglione, Princess of Metternich, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Berry.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Through his characters, Fellowes communicates his approval for a more compassionate and inclusive upper crust.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Nick hit the society pages young, photographed at children’s parties by Tatler, the glossy chronicle of Britain’s upper crust.—
Ben Widdicombe,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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This differed from Europe, where land ownership was immobilized by gentry classes who housed and employed farmers.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2025
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These bodies have historically overwhelmingly catered to a tiny sliver of the population — predominantly white, gentry liberals.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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