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
Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Just 20 years ago, those making $170,000 were considered upper-class.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The upper class began sporting this more elevated attire for evening events–this included dark colors like the more traditional shades of black and blue.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The Racecourse Few things scream upper-class Britain more loudly than the famed Royal Ascot horse race, which makes the racecourse an ideal setting for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
—Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Just 20 years ago, those making $170,000 were considered upper-class.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, white clothing was associated with upper class leisure.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
The upper class began sporting this more elevated attire for evening events–this included dark colors like the more traditional shades of black and blue.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
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In The Pink Panther, Cardinale starred as the wealthy Princess Dala, whose priceless diamond becomes the target of an aristocratic jewel thief played by David Niven.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beyond that, people found the Mitfords’ very, very aristocratic accent extremely annoying.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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That world is where Downton's Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern) comes from, once a young American heiress who married into the British aristocracy to help preserve the Downton estate with her dowry.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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So there's a nobility in that, but also an ickiness.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her dalliance with England's upper crust didn't stop there, either — the baker went on to provide the cake for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 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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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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