as in sophisticates
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates
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Recent Examples of cosmopolitans
Cocktails that would otherwise cost $18 each - such as Margaritas, cosmopolitans, Manhattans, and Old-Fashioneds - are included in this package.
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Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Cosmopolitans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolitans. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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