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wealthy people

NOUN
beautiful people
Synonyms
WEAK
aristocracy beau monde café society cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite famous people glamorous people glitterati haut monde high life high society in-crowd jet set privileged class smart set society society people the in-crowd the privileged the upper class the well-to-do upper crust
NOUN
jet set
Synonyms
STRONGEST
high society upper class upper crust
WEAK
beau monde beautiful people café society country-club set cream of society crème de la crème elite fashionable society gentlefolk glitterati haut monde high life in-crowd leisured class moneyed class polite society privileged class salon smart set the privileged the well-to-do

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Interest in citizenship by investment surged in 2020, when wealthy people felt trapped by pandemic lockdowns and the restrictions countries put on nonresidents, according to heads of firms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

In 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and Buffett started the Giving Pledge, which aimed to get extraordinarily wealthy people to give away the majority of their fortune during their lifetime or in their will.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

But in some cases, wealthy people are getting lower mortgage rates than the typical buyer.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Statewide revenue from baccarat, a game popular with wealthy people, doubled in the past year, while slot-machine revenue rose 5.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

His friends were like him, sunny and wealthy people who existed on the glimmering surface of things.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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