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arrivistes

noun

plural of arriviste

as in parvenus

one who has recently acquired wealth and social position the town's old money immediately shunned these vulgar arrivistes, who may have had the cash but certainly not the class

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Recent Examples of arrivistes And yet, the digital arrivistes could only gain so much traction with a broader customer base and needed a boost from tie-ins with old-school counterparts. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 Certainly there’s a long and distinguished tradition of associating Jewish arrivistes with entrepreneurialism, avarice, and clannishness. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

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upstarts

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That said, the number of upstarts vying for a piece of the pie is growing.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
The Dream and Valkyries are upstarts, eliminating the last two WNBA champions en route to setting up their unexpected matchup.

— AJC Sports, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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