TOP DRAWER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

top drawer

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as in upper class

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Recent Examples of top drawer The three smaller top drawers are ideal for intimates, socks, and other small items, while the full-sized drawers hold bulkier pieces like denim and T-shirts. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 It’s designed with two top drawers and two bottom compartments to easily store extra dinnerware, drinkware, and napkins, while keeping them out of sight. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 But with a deep storage drawer—only one—the top drawer is a false front to hide the plumbing fixtures, making any size bathroom a functional space to get ready or store essentials. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026 The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top drawer

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The discovery was made among human bones at a burial site that researchers believe was used for members of the society’s upper classes.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Since February, archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry, pottery and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people or members of the society’s upper classes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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The matter was not on the city’s agenda but was brought on as a walk-on item at the top of the meeting.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Link, whose real name is Dylan, helped to create Alex prior to the mass extinction event that sent the world's upper crust into Paradise.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026

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