ritzy
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Synonyms for ritzy
Synonyms
aristocratic, elitist, high-hat, persnickety, potty, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, toffee-nosed [chiefly British]
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And in Miami’s hot Design District, where commercial real estate prices have nearly tripled in the last decade, the tax break is set to be used for a ritzy new office tower with a landscaped roof terrace. — New York Times, "How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich," 31 Aug. 2019 Southern was a good pimento cheese with ritzy butter crackers, sweet cornbread cooked to order in a cast-iron skillet and peanut butter pie with a creamy custard base. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Fontaine’s Southern Diner & Bar finds 2-star comfort zone near the Pearl," 29 Aug. 2019 President Trump and leaders of the other Group of Seven nations will meet at the seaside French town of Biarritz this weekend for a ritzy get-together that hopes to be defined by its eco-friendliness. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Bolsonaro, Trump and the nationalists ignoring climate disaster," 23 Aug. 2019 Puppet said its employees will be given opportunities to mentor early stage tech companies at PIE, whose offices have moved from Portland’s ritzy Pearl District to the central Eastside. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive.com, "Portland Incubator Experiment teams with Puppet for latest startups class," 15 Aug. 2019 As sunset falls, the leisurely tour chugs east along the Tarpon River and slices northeast along Las Olas’s ritzy finger islands (aka Millionaire’s Row) before bending north along the Intracoastal Waterway. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Hop on: Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi’s wine and beer cruises setting sail for happy hour," 12 Aug. 2019 The lifeguard and surfer, discovered while working as a bell hop at a ritzy Long Island resort, flipped the switch from anonymity to fame and back without hesitation. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: SoCal sportfishing industry pulls for musician, model, author, animal lover Gary Shiebler," 9 Aug. 2019 Atlantic had put Hawkins, Oldham and Johnson up at New York's ritzy Hampshire House hotel. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "Swampers drum legend’s hot beats and cold winter," 7 Aug. 2019 Guzmán cycled through a number of safe houses in ritzy neighborhoods where the police would be less likely to search for him. — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, "A Jagged Scrap of History," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ritzy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ritzy
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