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
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The alerts, caused by a software glitch, stoked confusion and panic across a metropolitan area of 10 million people.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 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
Pandemic hotspots like Austin, Houston, and Dallas saw a significant price appreciation as a result of these dynamics—but after the end of the health emergency, prices started falling in all major metropolitan areas in Texas thanks to a boom in construction in the state.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The alerts, caused by a software glitch, stoked confusion and panic across a metropolitan area of 10 million people.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolitan
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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
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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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
Adjective
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Unlike his sister Athena (who was associated with military strategy and other relatively civilized aspects of warfare), Ares represented pure savagery.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
20 Jan. 2025
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But the story being told and the decidedly not civilized setting seems to demand the graphic approach.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Nico Paz Nico Paz is the cultured attacking midfield player currently pulling the strings for Como 1907 in Italy.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Incorporation of photosynthetically active algal chloroplasts in cultured mammalian cells towards photosynthesis in animals.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Metropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolitan. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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