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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Recent Examples of modern
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Shazeer is widely revered as one of the key architects of the modern generative AI boom.
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Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Now, the 148-room hotel showcases the vision of designer Kelly Wearstler, known for her knack for blending vintage and California modern, with nods to the property’s historic roots.
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Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
And now, the Warriors have their own modern version.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Shazeer is widely revered as one of the key architects of the modern generative AI boom.
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Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
Buried beneath Milan’s rush to the modern from the Middle Ages — just beyond the Duomo Cathedral, which was begun in 1386, is the massive 15th Century Sforza Castle — lies a more recent history the city would just as soon forget.
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Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Now, the 148-room hotel showcases the vision of designer Kelly Wearstler, known for her knack for blending vintage and California modern, with nods to the property’s historic roots.
—
Krista Simmons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modern
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Karen Derrico was accused of threatening to kill her ex-husband, Deon Derrico, and their children in a new criminal complaint.
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Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian Pulisic entered in the 58th minute.
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Stern is an angry liberal, someone whose entire perspective on the country, on sports, on entertainment, is based on the ideology of the president.
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Labour have, since the 2024 election, lost a number of voters to parties on the liberal-left of the political spectrum, be that the Greens and Liberal Democrats, or Plaid Cymru in Wales and the SNP in Scotland.
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For Jones, that’s ultimately what makes Lestat feel like a contemporary artist.
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After winning the Grammy for best contemporary country album in February, Jelly Roll emotionally dedicated the trophy to Bunnie, who wept and applauded in the audience.
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Fosdick was part of the modernist movement in American Protestantism, which grappled with the implications of evolution and with new scholarship about the Bible’s origins.
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Following a recent head-to-toe revamp, the 35-room Relais & Châteaux beauty exudes a 1950s modernist charm designed to mimic the surrounding Mediterranean seaside homes.
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Beren has achived high ratings from customers since moving into a stylish dining room that was formerly a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant.
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Baby blue is tranquil and stylish—but just offbeat enough to be interesting.
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Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.
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The garments, designed by Stella Jean, a Haitian Italian fashion designer, featured a painting of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, Dessalines’ fellow revolutionary.
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Cool, fashionable girls are wearing track pants this season.
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The easiest way to make a jersey feel fashionable is by paying attention to proportions.
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Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
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Independent music critic Molly Mary O’Brien noted how the early-to-mid-’90s period that produced the original iteration of pop-punk fashion, and the current moment Rodrigo now operates within, are vastly different.
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“Modern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modern. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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