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modernness

noun

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as in modernity

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  1. modernity
  2. freshness
  3. currency
Noun
  • In 2024, the Paris Olympics gave it a blast of modernity, using it for break dance, skateboard, BMX and 3X3 basketball events.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Of course now, in the comfort of modernity, the whole idea seems absurd.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of modernity
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  • No director under any circumstance welcomes being sandbagged to a mere 19 percent freshness on the Tomatometer.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of freshness
Noun
  • Technical skills, including foundational skills, technical currency and role-specific knowledge, are table stakes.
    — David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The contrast to the White House’s treatment of a key ally, Japan — whose leader arrived on an empty tarmac then faced pressure over her country’s currency — was stark.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of currency
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“Modernness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernness. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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