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 best
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
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her family was an inspiration behind the family of The Gilded Age’s upper-crust Black lead, Peggy Scott.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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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Adjective
Players are required to wear all white—not cream, not off-white—giving the event its unmistakably upper-crust look and feel.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Her family was an inspiration behind the family of The Gilded Age’s upper-crust Black lead, Peggy Scott.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
The two clubs have joined the sport’s upper crust in recent years, thanks to an infusion of spending.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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As Mary’s family attempts to rally around the Downton heiress, Robert (Hugh Bonneville) and Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) are navigating their way through more financial strife, with those downstairs also left to ponder what the future holds for aristocratic homes like theirs.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 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
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Moniak has posted personal bests in games (127), runs (57), hits (109), triples (eight), homers (22) and RBIs (65) in 2025.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
18 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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Sitting for a portrait was once reserved for the elite, with kings, queens, and nobility commissioning grand works to immortalize themselves and assert their authority.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The rise of the bias cut was a silhouette on which Robbins wanted to focus, imbuing the fluid style with elements of luxury and glamour intrinsic to the aristocracy.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many members of Putin’s aristocracy continue to hold out hope that after the end of hostilities, everything will become, if not different, then at least milder.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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People living under colonial rule, for example, are likely to adopt the speech patterns of the more prestigious upper class.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2025
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Later, Maurice—who is more upper class—has a relationship with a man who comes from a background very different from his, and who is working on the grounds of Clive’s estate.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
17 Sep. 2025
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The divide between the Korean landed elite and the peasant masses that predated Japanese rule grew deeper and more complex as a result of colonial policies.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Like bees to honey, many of the global elite are choosing to relocate to Madrid for these reasons and more.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 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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Representative-elect James Walkinshaw speaks to reporters in Fairfax, Virginia on September 5, 2025.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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These Democrats headed for Omaha after Mayoral-elect John Ewing (D-NE) beat Jean Stothert, the longest serving incumbent mayor in the country.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Upper-crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-crust. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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