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Recent Examples of urbanite
Though the couple are now ostensibly upwardly mobile urbanites, the differences between them come into high relief during two vacations, when their in-laws make separate visits.
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The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Tracking brought urbanites into contact with hidden nature, and suggested new avenues for outdoor education and the preservation of green space.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Brian’s business, City Fly, specializes in getting urbanites like myself into the wild.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Known for its love of distinctively spicy, sweet and sour flavors, supported by its generous use of exotic herbs, Yunnan cuisine has overtaken the likes of Sichuanese hotpot to become Chinese urbanites’ favorite Southwestern cuisine.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
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The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Tracking brought urbanites into contact with hidden nature, and suggested new avenues for outdoor education and the preservation of green space.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Brian’s business, City Fly, specializes in getting urbanites like myself into the wild.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Known for its love of distinctively spicy, sweet and sour flavors, supported by its generous use of exotic herbs, Yunnan cuisine has overtaken the likes of Sichuanese hotpot to become Chinese urbanites’ favorite Southwestern cuisine.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 9 Oct. 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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Under tsunami advisory conditions, residents are instructed to stay out of the water and away from the shore, as even small waves can generate dangerous currents in coastal waters.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Monterey County residents are suing energy companies after a massive toxic battery fire at Moss Landing.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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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
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Two days ago, the president of the United States declared his intention to assume long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip, turn the coastal enclave into a real-estate-development heaven, and permanently remove its Palestinian inhabitants to other countries.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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In addition to wrecking the forge, Confederate soldiers carried off its Black inhabitants for enslavement in Virginia and beyond.—
Robert Colby,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Han, looking almost cartoonishly mid-century metropolitan, wears a dark coat, with the lapel snapped up, over a white shirt and a dark tie.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Arizona's population has skyrocketed over the past decade — but some of the highest rates of growth have occurred outside of our major metropolitans, per an Axios analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanite. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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