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
Jessica Boehm, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Boise metropolitan statistical area— Ada, Canyon, Boise, Gem and Owyhee counties — propelled much of the growth.
—Mark Dee
april 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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
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
Adjective
Until recently, the land was required to have a median family income of 80% compared to the entire metropolitan area, which was recently lowered to 70%, or have a poverty rate more than 20%.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The Boise metropolitan statistical area— Ada, Canyon, Boise, Gem and Owyhee counties — propelled much of the growth.
—Mark Dee
april 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolitan
Noun
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There's a matinee for students and daytime explorers and a Saturday night outing for date-night cosmopolitans.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In that series, Michelle Pfeiffer’s cosmopolitan Stacy Clyburn learns to embrace the American West after a tragedy forces her to leave New York City for the Madison River Valley in central Montana.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The metro Atlanta senator, who represents Senate District 44, made the announcement on a video posted to Facebook on Thursday.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kroger plans a glow-up for one of its metro Atlanta stores.—
Amy Wenk,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The novel was adapted into a 1965 film, with Caine in a star-making performance as Deighton’s protagonist, a sardonic working-class sophisticate with a love of gourmet food.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Heartland churchgoers, urban sophisticates, football neophytes—everyone got swept up in his will to win.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Pairing it with extra archipelago adventures and a trip to Bergen makes for a civilized adventure that still feels fresh and relatively untrodden.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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For him, in becoming photosynthetic, civilized beings would only gain in hallmarks of intelligence, like autonomy and compassion, given that a species living off starlight converts energy to work without the messy, immoral mediation of a food chain.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The star also wore pearl bracelets by the label, totaling 243 Akoya cultured pearls on her wrist alone.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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So, their musicianship is deeper and more cultured, and the techniques are shared.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Metropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolitan. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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