as in overcivilized
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversophisticated
Adjective
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Despite the change in government, Hong Kong was still portrayed as a vibrant, cosmopolitan trading hub after the handover of the territory.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025 -
Khartoum was a little more cosmopolitan, but Arabs unquestionably held the power in the capital.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The text messages were largely between Baldoni, his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan, and were obtained through a civil subpoena, Lively's complaint said.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Age verification for pornographic websites Texas enacted a law in 2023 that requires pornography websites to confirm that visitors are at least 18 years old or face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day.—
Melissa Quinn
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Lemon writes that international media tends to depict the metro dogs as urbane, independent citizens who know how to stay calm and go about their business in a crowd.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2025
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The thriller follows two urbane brothers who witness a baby being kidnapped from an impoverished mother at a railway station in rural India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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With its sky-high housing and living costs and its large and sophisticated workforce and population, the minimum wage that Albany dictates for the state will always be far too low to guarantee city workers a decent living.—
Paul Sonn,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Its one-shoulder neckline and tonal floral texture feel sophisticated yet fun—ideal for summer weddings or rooftop cocktails.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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To their credit, most government employees have been courteous and helpful.—
Robert Kaplan,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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The popularity of these phrases might hint at a cultural shift—those who were kind, courteous, and helpful once earned a social credit, but now are stereotyped as people-pleasers and too well-trained.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
3 June 2025
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“Oversophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversophisticated. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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