as in new
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
this hairstyle is absolutely the most modern fashion out there
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as in liberal
a person with very modern ideas
the leaders of the American suffragists were originally regarded by many people as uppity moderns who should have stayed in their place
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Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood got its first modern hotel with the opening of Silver Lake Pool & Inn in 2019.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
The production team found a house that screamed Palm Springs mid-century modern with an open background, a pool and spectacular views.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
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Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Get Into the Holiday Spirit by Watching Mariah Carey Bake Christmas Cookies
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Rosé on her Most Iconic Blackpink Tour Outfits, Her First Met Gala, and Baz Luhrmann
L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood got its first modern hotel with the opening of Silver Lake Pool & Inn in 2019.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Heidegger followed in a long line of German intellectuals, going as far back as the eighteenth century, who believed that the country was destined to play a transformative role in human history -- a kind of modern rejoinder to the creative glory of ancient Greece.
—Gregory Fried, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
The production team found a house that screamed Palm Springs mid-century modern with an open background, a pool and spectacular views.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2024
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The trailer introduces new Season 2 heroes and villains, most notably Peter’s new Night Action boss Catherine Weaver, played by Amanda Warren.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
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According to Vogue, Rose Gray’s new album sounds like diaristic entries of her past year.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Dec. 2024
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Park was eventually removed from office and arrested in 2017, and the liberals easily won the presidency in a by-election as conservatives remained in disarray.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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The court’s liberals, meanwhile, sympathized with the Biden administration’s citation of major medical organizations that consider gender-affirming care safe and medically necessary.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Morris, following a conversation with the music critic Robert Christgau, dissects how contemporary (and largely white) critics glossed over the fusion of pop and gospel that made Wonder’s art so revelatory.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The indoor and outdoor public spaces feature an impressive contemporary art collection with works by Jeffrey Gibson, Gerald Clarke and others, nooks for sitting and games for enjoying in the year-round sunshine.Booth Moore, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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One, done, and fabulous — that’s Oprah Winfrey’s latest look in a very stylish nutshell.Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kenneth: Strong, stylish, and elegant, Kenneth is a thoughtful choice.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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If there is a fashionable way to wear UGGs, J.Lo has tried it.Isabel Serra, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
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During Milan Fashion Week, the Armani Hotel becomes a central hub for the fashionable elite, further highlighting the brand’s enduring influence in both fashion and culture.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rather than being concerned that Musk has too much influence over the president-elect, Jayapal should be worried about who’s making decisions for the current president.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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The club face a race against time to register €60million ($62m; £49m at current exchange rates) summer signing Dani Olmo and fellow recent arrival Pau Victor under La Liga rules before the end of the month.Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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One of them, Hip Optical, which touts designer eyewear at non-designer prices, opened earlier this year across from the Apple Store and near True Food Kitchen and BJ’s Brewhouse.Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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The order arrived as a white, non-designer T-shirt, size 2XL.Sha Hua, WSJ, 21 June 2022
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“Modern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modern. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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