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adjective

as in hip
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought

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Recent Examples of downtown
Noun
There's perhaps no place in town with a better location than Hotel SLO, which is sited just steps from the downtown strip and a block away from the mission. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025 Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, Massachusetts About 12 miles from downtown Boston, the grounds, property and homes of five generations of the Adams family is open for tours. Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Adjective
On Thursday, tens of thousands of spectators were downtown for the 3-mile walk that features several floats, giant balloons, marching bands, clowns, Santa, elves, holiday music and much more. Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024 And once downtown, local hotels do their part to secretly move Hollywood stars around the city. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for downtown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtown
Noun
  • The company said operating out of the historic buildings in midtown has become inefficient.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • Now things have changed in the past several years, where Broadway, because of social media and quite to an exciting and wonderful degree, in my opinion, has been able to live outside of the theaters of midtown.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • It was seen as the hipper, edgier alternative to entrenched establishment clubs like Annabel’s and White’s.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • These looks feel decidedly cooler and hipper than your standard suit, which can often read too buttoned-up or formal for a more casual outing.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Brigitte Segal, president of Les Studios de Paris, and Peninsula Pictures producer John Bernard will speak on Studios de Paris and its facilities as the largest and newest inner city studio complex.
    William Earl, Variety, 12 May 2025
  • But the Defender is overpriced and an inefficient inner city and suburbia dweller.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So after an uneven 2024 (5.19 ERA in 22 relief appearances), Rolison returned to Oxford, Miss., with his now fiancée — the couple will marry in January — determined to abandon regret.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
  • Coney Barrett immediately pulled out a copy of the restraining order, which forbids Rahimi from coming near his now ex-girlfriend or her daughter.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The brand offers a wide range of fashionable options, featuring more than a dozen colors and print styles, some available at a discount.
    Jené Luciani Sena may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
  • Her pictures posed questions of consent and agency before those words were fashionable.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • See why 2025 Could Be Intel Stock’s Comeback Year for an in depth look at how Intel stock could be re-rated higher.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Optical atomic clocks, accurate to picoseconds, will enable satellite constellations and ground stations to determine satellites’ locations with centimeter-level precision—avoiding potentially catastrophic in-orbit collisions.
    Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Officials call it example for other towns CT suburb opens new affordable housing project.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • The Mizrahi family was in their home's bomb shelter when a missile hit close by in their suburb of Rishon LeZion, outside Tel Aviv.
    Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a community so focused on performance gear, there was a surprising lack of quality—and stylish—womenswear.
    Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Our destination was Cuyama Buckhorn, a roadside motel that in recent years has been made over into a stylish resort with vintage flourishes, such as bocce courts and firepits ideal for roasting s’mores.
    David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025

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“Downtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtown. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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