as in middle class
the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful
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Recent Examples of working class
Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
While President Trump’s bold tariff agenda marks a clear departure from the status quo, tariffs alone will not revitalize the American working class.
—Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Time, 11 May 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Set in the 1940s, the film begins with a whirlwind summer romance between the wealthy Allie and working-class Noah — but despite their intense connection, class differences and familial disapproval drive them apart.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Noun
On his first day on the job, Marcelo observes the double standard at play in a system that protects the wealthy, while keeping the working class in their place — the same dynamic by which someone like himself could be snuffed without recrimination.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
While President Trump’s bold tariff agenda marks a clear departure from the status quo, tariffs alone will not revitalize the American working class.
—Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Time, 11 May 2025
Adjective
Set in the working-class outskirts of L.A., Lolita follows Jesús (Alexis Vazquez), an openly gay man recently released from prison after serving a nine-year sentence for a nonviolent drug offense, who is determined to reclaim his life and reunite with his daughter.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Set in the 1940s, the film begins with a whirlwind summer romance between the wealthy Allie and working-class Noah — but despite their intense connection, class differences and familial disapproval drive them apart.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
Noun
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For instance, shark fin soup started to be a problem around the 1980s thanks to the economic boom in China and the emergence of a new middle class there.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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More than half of America’s 37 million STEM workers are skilled technical workers who power our manufacturing, healthcare and aerospace industries and also are a bedrock of America’s middle class.—
Shalin Jyotishi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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In 2008, four years before her books became an international publishing phenomenon, Mitchell (now Erika Leonard) was leading an ordinary middle-class life in a London suburb with her husband and their two sons.—
Kirsty McHugh,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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As the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum, however, many Black leaders embraced white, middle-class norms—including heteronormativity—as a strategy for advancing desegregation and civil rights for the larger Black community.—
Time,
Time,
20 June 2025
Noun
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La Notte, another standout, sees her light up a contemplative drama about the Italian bourgeoisie.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
6 June 2025
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This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Domesticity presented an existential challenge to the Communist war on bourgeois weakness and materialism.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The Rue Jacob is decorated in ugly bourgeois tones of: beige and brown, nineteenth-century paintings, Louis-Philippe furniture.—
Constance Debré,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Due to poor cell reception in the area, 911 calls kept dropping as witnesses scrambled to reach first responders.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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In past decades, this stage was easy to spot: clashing colors, poor makeup attempts, and wardrobes inspired by favorite TV stars.—
Dia Gallo,
Parents,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The story itself is stripped to bone and sinew: a sleepy New England beach town that wants tourist dollars more than truth, an invisible killer in plain water, and three men — one scared sheriff, one cocky scientist, one Ahab of a fisherman — set adrift to settle nature’s score.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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