modishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modishness
Noun
  • Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Its clothing doesn’t come cheap — a nylon tunnel down hooded jacket costs $1,075 — but its investment in material innovation and appreciation of (and ability to intertwine with) modern culture has contributed to its enduring popularity.
    Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was such a sense of dignity to the four-poster bed, such elegance.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Fast-forward to the 20th century, and moccasins have become a popular casual shoe, combining the sleek elegance of a penny loafer with the secure lacing of a boat shoe—and the comfort level of Ugg boots.
    Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shutdown is the most acute symptom of a general lack of goodwill on Capitol Hill, where bipartisan deal-making has increasingly gone out of vogue.
    Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Personality is in vogue, and in a big way.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The other is about Chicago-style gangsters circa 1929.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The cute style has an elastic drawstring waistband that can be worn multiple ways.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Beach Boys were in decline by 1967 — in health and hipness alike.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
  • Photos and videos from the period show famous revelers clearly giddy with their own hipness.
    USA Today, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bonta and other attorneys general have selectively opposed the Justice Department’s requests to pause cases, generally allowing those that work in their states’ favor to proceed.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Any exchange would be in his favor.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Modishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modishness. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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