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upper crust

adjective as in high-class

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Despite Mars’ impressive volcanic architecture, a lot of its magma seems to be injected into the upper crust and simply stuck there, sometimes creating enormous volcanic protuberances.

Kanye refuses to stomach any rejection, no matter how upper crust.

Will Rachel gain admission to Fantasy Island (i.e., upper-crust Singapore) or be booted off, or flee in revulsion?

There was a calculation that she looked and sounded too upper crust.

These upper-crust, traditional networks are a huge part of why young men and young women choose to go to Ivy League schools.

Sprinkle flour over the pastry, and then roll it out and line the plates; wet the lower crust to make the upper crust stick to it.

After the upper crust has been put on the pie brush it with beaten egg, if you wish it to be glossy when it is done.

Remove from the oven, place on the lower crust, sprinkle with cinnamon, and cover with the upper crust.

Thus preparing the upper crust of our earth as a "placenta" ready to gestate plant and animal life.

Both carrot pies and squash pies should be baked without an upper crust, in deep plates.

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to upper-crust, such as: aristocratic, patrician, urbane, well-mannered, blue-blooded, and civil.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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