as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
a TV series about the lives and loves of a group of young, attractive metropolitans
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Recent Examples of metropolitan
Yola Robert, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
While much of the US is chopped up to compact metropolitans or rural farmland, the best beaches across the U.S. offer the most breathtaking views the country has to offer.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
More than 95% of all local digital news sites belonging to a broader network are located in just 179 metropolitan counties.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The rollout for reformer rentals will start in Southern California and expand into major metropolitans within the next year while reformers for purchase are available currently nationwide.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
While much of the US is chopped up to compact metropolitans or rural farmland, the best beaches across the U.S. offer the most breathtaking views the country has to offer.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2024
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Other counties in the Philadelphia metropolitan area also voted Harris, but not in margins large enough—60.4 percent in Montgomery County and 55.8 percent in Chester County.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
More than 95% of all local digital news sites belonging to a broader network are located in just 179 metropolitan counties.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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Wildlife fanatics flock to Masai Mara for once-in-a-lifetime safaris, beach lovers island-hop through the turquoise waters of the Lamu Archipelago, and cosmopolitans appreciate Nairobi's growing culinary and art scene.Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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Just like globalization forced us all to become cosmopolitans (citizens of the universe) by breaking spatial boundaries, the aging of the internet compels us to become archeopolitans—citizens of an archive—by breaking down temporal boundaries.Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024
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For example, in 2020 Democrats saw a net gain in the metro Milwaukee suburbs of about 25,000 votes compared to 2016, enough by itself to cost Trump the state.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Last fall, the feelings came fast, and ran deep for many metro Detroiters.Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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With its striking clear glass decanter, Plata makes a perfect gift for novices, sophisticates, and home bartenders.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
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Want to make your witch a mid-century modern sophisticate?James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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There are plenty of Scots and Irish in Toronto, but the proceedings are somewhat more civilized, if not a bit Hollywood-twee, what with lapdogs decked out as Michael Keaton’s famous character.Guy Martin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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As America finally melts down under the New Founding Fathers’ murderous regime, our heroes must take refuge by escaping over the border to Mexico — to more civilized lands.Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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In the beginning, buttermilk was merely the liquid left behind after churning cultured butter.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
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Imagine what a more cultured football thinker might have created with such resources.Michael Cox, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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“Metropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolitan. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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