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Recent Examples of urbanite
The bottom line: For urbanites who are looking to avoid traffic jams and brake lights, Consumer Affairs says St. Louis; Rochester, New York; Oklahoma City, Cleveland and Richmond, Virginia, have the nation's lowest traffic scores.
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Ensuring that the urbanites were happy and satisfied was key to the political system’s staying power and ability to maintain order.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2015
But Chicago’s urbanites were passionate devotees of races at Soldier Field, which hosted a number of them during the mid-20th century.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
So has the arrival of big city urbanites in search of affordable real estate, greener locales, and opportunities to be difference-makers in their communities.
—Richard E. Ocejo, TIME, 2 July 2024
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Meira Gebel, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
Ensuring that the urbanites were happy and satisfied was key to the political system’s staying power and ability to maintain order.
—Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2015
But Chicago’s urbanites were passionate devotees of races at Soldier Field, which hosted a number of them during the mid-20th century.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024
So has the arrival of big city urbanites in search of affordable real estate, greener locales, and opportunities to be difference-makers in their communities.
—Richard E. Ocejo, TIME, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanite
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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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After 11 months in which the Israeli government set no objectives in the northern theater, the Israeli cabinet added the safe return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes as a formal war objective.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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The cyclone has also completely knocked out electricity across the island, leaving tens of thousands of residents without power.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 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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Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Fort Myers Known as the gateway to Southwest Florida, Fort Myers is an all-in-one vacation destination that effortlessly blends a vibrant metropolitan with tranquil beaches, cultural attractions, and great dining.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanite. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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