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adjective

as in hip
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought

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Recent Examples of downtown
Noun
The latest addition to the downtown neighborhood is Bar Mercer at 25 West Houston Street near the corner of Mercer Street. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025 Keller native Austen Smith is riding in a carriage with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker at the parade, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in downtown. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Smith said anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 people could have been downtown at the time of the shooting, judging by views of the huge Halloween crowds. CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024 Constantin grew up in San Jose on the Los Gatos border and recalls time spent playing at Blossom Hill Park and being downtown with family. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for downtown 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtown
Noun
  • The other Monday evening, three men in their forties were hanging out on the mezzanine of the Hudson Theatre, in midtown.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The owners of the former Sacramento Bee property in midtown have sold another piece of the site.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It was seen as the hipper, edgier alternative to entrenched establishment clubs like Annabel’s and White’s.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • These looks feel decidedly cooler and hipper than your standard suit, which can often read too buttoned-up or formal for a more casual outing.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • As the process progresses, the system experiences a successive reduction in inner city responses up to and including the end of the summoning process: who physically shows up at court to serve.
    Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Bob Parsons Net Worth: $3.9 billion Parsons grew up poor in inner city Baltimore.
    Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Brady previously shared a $17 million Indian Creek Island property with his now ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, bought in 2020.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • However, in what may become a new norm, the notoriously sharp elbowed Jones’ filing, like Lively’s filing late last week with the California Civil Rights department is chock-full of seemingly incriminating texts between the now defendants.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The glasses not only provide exceptional sound clarity but also eliminate the traditional stigma associated with hearing aids by seamlessly integrating advanced audio technology into a sleek, fashionable eyewear design.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In the years since, the former editor and model has quietly put her own fashionable stamp on the baroque pile in the Peak District—the inspiration for Mr. Darcy’s Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice and a fixture on the moodboards of designers ranging from John Galliano to Alessandro Michele.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • See why 2025 Could Be Intel Stock’s Comeback Year for an in depth look at how Intel stock could be re-rated higher.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.
    Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But at what cost? Arizona’s Tiny Taipei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a chip plant that the Biden administration helped fund.
    Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Born in July 1997 in the Barcelona suburb of San Juan Despi, Maffeo entered Espanyol’s youth system at age six.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These comfortable, stylish over-ear headphones are lauded for their adjustable EQ and long-lasting battery, ensuring a tailored and uninterrupted listening experience.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The stylish hat has the team’s name embroidered in black, against an all-black hat.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Downtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtown. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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