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elitist

[ih-lee-tist, ey-lee‑] / ɪˈli tɪst, eɪˈli‑ /


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But some project supporters call Keller and other critics elitist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

They’re insincere and elitist and out of touch and smug in many respects, from the perspective of a young man.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

OpenAI’s Altman said Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads illustrate how it is elitist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

And they become increasingly sympathetic to southern planters who complain about Black labor, and they seem to adopt their elitist attitudes.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

Charles Apatan, Manager of the Tea Haven at the Shoppes at Fairview Court, would have called that elitist too.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram