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
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The international metropolitan is strategically located in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), an economic powerhouse with a GDP of about US$2 trillion in 2023.
—Familyofficehk Contributor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Brett Knight, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
How to Get There Rocky Gap State Park is located in western Maryland’s Allegany County, an easy two-hour drive from several metropolitan areas, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The program was founded in 2018 with the goal of enticing knowledge workers to a budding metropolitan that could no longer be as reliant on the volatile gas and oil industries that represented a boom for Tulsa in the twentieth century, according to Tulsa Remote managing director Justin Harlan.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The international metropolitan is strategically located in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), an economic powerhouse with a GDP of about US$2 trillion in 2023.
—Familyofficehk Contributor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Washington is the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. and an emerging tech hub on the East Coast, Carney notes.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
How to Get There Rocky Gap State Park is located in western Maryland’s Allegany County, an easy two-hour drive from several metropolitan areas, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolitan
Noun
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Whereas descendants of the British are much more classically viewed as cosmopolitans.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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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Over the next four days the city will host more than 30 shows by everyone from previous Paris menswear regulars GmbH and local sophisticates Richert Beil, to drama-queen dresses by Maximilian Gedra and elegant looks by Berlin stalwart William Fan, among many others.—
Cathrin Schaer,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Going back to child labor policies reminiscent of the Gilded Age is not an answer in a civilized society to address worker shortages and disrupted supply chains.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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And Smith wants to use it as a stage for something sprawling and meaningful — the latest pronouncement on how savage the supposedly civilized become when the chips are down.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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But when the rich and cultured Princess Casamassima befriends him, Hyacinth becomes enamored of her lifestyle.—
Max Chapnick,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Remember, buttermilk is already cultured and tangy, so a little age isn't a deal breaker.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Metropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolitan. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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