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adjective

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as in downtown
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment hip fashionistas wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit

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hip

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verb

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Recent Examples of hip
Noun
Justine Skye shined in a metallic Dsquared2 dress with a hip-high slit and platforms. Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Also inactive is tailback Jaylen Wright (knee), cornerback Ethan Bonner (hamstring), tight end Darren Waller (hip), receiver Tahj Washington (no injury) and defensive tackle Zeek Biggers (no injury). Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Keep your feet hip-width apart and toes pointing forward, then lower into a squat. Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025 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
Verb
As Utah embraces the ways of the surfer, the color palette moves from grayish to yellowish, and then, when Bodhi hips him to skydiving, from yellowish to cloudless blue. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024 Bend knees and hips about 45 degrees and stack knees and hips on top of each other. Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hip
Adjective
  • The Newbury Boston Day One in Boston Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star The Newbury Boston in the city’s fashionable Back Bay neighborhood is a wonderful choice for your stay.
    Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • What starts as a rouse to complete a business deal quickly evolves into something a little too real between the unsuspecting pair—while Sabrina’s Vogue internship in Paris adds an extra touch of fashionable fun.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • European policymakers were fully aware of the reorganization and job losses at Volkswagen, Luman said, amid broader concerns that falling employment in Germany’s historic car industry could put even more positions at risk.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • More importantly, people became aware of the ecological value and beauty of raptors and turned against killing them.
    Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • A day of concerts continued as planned in the downtown Milwaukee park July 12.
    Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
  • The District Energy System has provided heat and cooling to dozen of buildings downtown like the Downtown Public Library, Tennessee Capitol Building and the Ryman Auditorium since its launch in 1974.
    Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • But maybe you guys should've informed your employees to inform your guests in person or made an announcement in person before posting it on social media.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wu hasn’t worked with his source material in a literal way; rather, Rauschenberg’s collages have informed his approach to the collection, which is built around classic American style.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Housed in a historic Germantown residence, the restaurant serves its brunch family-style, with strangers seated together at communal tables.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tate McRae hit the red carpet in a custom sheer Grecian-style white gown by Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Lovevook Laptop Tote Bag Looking stylish for work doesn’t have to mean compromising on function.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Thankfully, Amazon has plenty of stylish wrinkle-free tops that won’t get creased on the way to your destination.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Documenting positive attributes such as community involvement, steady employment, family support, and other meaningful contributions is also a wise move.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Only humans can weave meaning, create serendipity, and grow wiser through story.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The now 70-year-old serial executive then pivoted to become chair and CEO of rival casual dining chain IHOP.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • From his years as a racing fan to his now prominence in the ownership world, Stewart said he's watched horses increasingly being bred to sell rather than to race.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Hip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hip. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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