sophisticate 1 of 2

as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks

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sophisticate

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verb

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Recent Examples of sophisticate
Noun
Want to make your witch a mid-century modern sophisticate? James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Those are welcome at the box office, but would face a steep climb with the film Academy’s growing crowd of international sophisticates. Michael Cieply, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Verb
Poverty and purpose are more intractable problems, but fate brings Gordon into the circle of the West Village sophisticates Philip and Nicola. Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024 But there are no chips or computerized warning systems sophisticated enough to predict Taiwan’s biggest threat: a deepening political and economic rivalry between the United States and China that threatens to enfold the entire world. Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sophisticate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophisticate
Noun
  • The season’s final scene was with Seema (Choudhury) and Carrie drinking cosmopolitans on the beach in Greece.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Billionaire cosmopolitans who want to hire immigrants don’t mix easily with vehemently nativist populists who want to ratchet up taxes on said billionaires.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This urine can simply be scattered around the ground, diluted into a fertilizer or disposed of in a toilet back home, depending on the situation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 May 2025
  • Pureeing the fresh strawberries gives the lemonade body, but also ensures the strawberry flavor isn’t diluted.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Start connecting with your ideal clients today Getting calls with your dream customers isn't complicated.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • While their relationship is complicated, to say the least, Serena doesn't want to see June executed.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 May 2025
  • He’s come through with timely hits, dirtied his uniform on the bases and made an impact with his arm in the outfield.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Invest in backpacks with luggage sleeves and load them up with essentials for the flight: a change of clothes, something warm, hand sanitizer, diapers, wet wipes, snacks, coloring books, and non-noisy, mess-free toys.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
  • Roughly a dozen aquarium staff gathered at the Apollo Beach lab on May 7 to pack and load the corals into a moving truck bound for the Florida Keys.
    Max Chesnes, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Years later, the toxic chemicals have poisoned Hong-rang’s body.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 16 May 2025
  • And two, baking soda is an indiscriminate weed killer that poisons the soil.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • As a business scales, there’s a risk that the connection to customers will begin to thin out.
    Jesper With-Fogstrup, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • From thinning to shedding to bald patches, hair loss can take many forms.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Return overgrown grass to the proper height by raising the mower deck to cut the grass high.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • Board member Allen Zeman noted that the district has regularly cut teaching positions when enrollment has fallen but hasn’t done the same for central office jobs.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025

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“Sophisticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophisticate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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