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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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Private school was never an option for my working-class parents, but living close to the vacation homes of wealthy people boosted the quality of public schooling.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Many, many wealthy people have followed this path, and it’s far more attainable than trying to be Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 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

“The reality is, there’s a lot more wealthy people out there,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Watching her in their company, I could understand why wealthy people usually had other wealthy people for friends.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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