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as in suburbanite
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as in cosmopolitan
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Recent Examples of urbanite
For a book that focused on Black and brown urbanites with Caribbean and Latine connections, my playlist artists included Sade, Beyoncé, Rubén Blades, Kaytranada, La India, Luther Vandross, H.E.R., Gloria Estefan, Bad Bunny and more, some of whom are directly referenced on the page.
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Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
That type of foresight would be shared with readers decades before all-black wardrobes would become common with urbanites in major cities.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
This progress has extended to informal settlements, the unplanned areas where the lowest-income urbanites live.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land.
—Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
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Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
That type of foresight would be shared with readers decades before all-black wardrobes would become common with urbanites in major cities.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
This progress has extended to informal settlements, the unplanned areas where the lowest-income urbanites live.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land.
—Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanite
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Hamm plays a suburbanite who steals from his wealthy New York neighbors to maintain his upper-crust lifestyle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The film, which brings back Bob Odenkirk as a typical suburbanite who racks up a serious body count when not driving a minivan, is projected to earn between $10 million to $12 million from 3,200 North American theaters.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Last week, an iconic cafe was demolished at the base of the structure, and on Sunday, some residents were wondering if excavation work three weeks ago may have contributed to the pier's collapse.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The project was delayed by years of debate and lawsuits, including over concerns about the takeover of lakefront land and the gentrification that could displace current residents.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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International sophisticates of every age, seasonal trade-fair young professionals, glamour puss models, honeymooners, couples with kids in tow, heads of state and some of the world’s biggest film stars.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026
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The novel was adapted into a 1965 film, with Caine in a star-making performance as Deighton’s protagonist, a sardonic working-class sophisticate with a love of gourmet food.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Here, Sue Brown, left, of Athens, and Ann Massenburg, of Macon, law students, cuddle four of the tree-trunk inhabitants, which seem none too impressed.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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The company's goal for Mars is so large that Musk won't get a bonus of restricted shares unless SpaceX establishes a colony on the planet with more than 1 million inhabitants.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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There are cathedral churches of simple diocesan bishops, of archbishops or metropolitans, of primates, of patriarchs, and, in the Roman Catholic Church, of the pope (St. John Lateran is the cathedral church of Rome and thus of the pope).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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As for the documentary, that was spurred by Scorsese's trip to Polizzi Generosa, a town where her father's ancestors are from, in the Italian metropolitan of Palermo.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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That being said, many city dwellers don't have this option.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Apartment-dweller Petter Gran uses a basket to lower pizza orders down from his balcony, a full three stories above street level.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanite. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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