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Recent Examples of urbanity
In this volume, the designer reflects deeply on the diverse aesthetics of French urbanity versus rural living.
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
By all accounts, artist and elephant shared the same Gallic urbanity and optimistic outlook.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Emerging from the confines of urbanity, the true capabilities of the S7's heart began to show.
—Kyle Edward, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The original safari outfitter, Banana Republic’s recent designs nod to its adventurous heritage while maintaining a sophisticated urbanity.
—Ryan Haase, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
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Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
By all accounts, artist and elephant shared the same Gallic urbanity and optimistic outlook.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Emerging from the confines of urbanity, the true capabilities of the S7's heart began to show.
—Kyle Edward, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The original safari outfitter, Banana Republic’s recent designs nod to its adventurous heritage while maintaining a sophisticated urbanity.
—Ryan Haase, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanity
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Expect his signature head-turning silhouettes, sophistication and feminine strength, as well as embroidery that serves as both intricate decoration and armor.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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In a stunning discovery — both in agricultural sophistication and geographic location — researchers have found ancestors of the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin were growing tropical corn in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula about 1,000 years ago.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Just look at Kayvon Thibodeaux, who entered the league not just as a top edge rusher but as an entrepreneur and cultural commentator—launching a crypto literacy initiative during his draft campaign and openly challenging narratives around Black athletes and intellectualism.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But Kennedy’s Camelot at least tried to elevate idealism, intellectualism, and the modern elegance of a pillbox hat.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pulling the plug on these dollars is likely to impact rural stations the most, which feed information, entertainment and education to isolated communities.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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With financial struggles and worries often cited as reasons for people having fewer children, solutions often focus on calling for policies that include making child care, health care, housing and education more accessible.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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That Justice Souter, in truth, does not is revealed by the many articles published since his passing, which tend to discuss his erudition, decency, and wit, and even his lunch, exercise, sartorial habits, and other charming New Englander quirks—but not so much in the way of influential writings.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
15 May 2025
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During his adolescence, the sensibility among the youth was to turn away from the gentility of the race man and toward the existential and the militant.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The twin boys, Benjamin and Braxton, each live with medical conditions that would require learning and adjustments for everyone.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Even if something new and better manifests in six months, be agile and use your learnings to shift.—
Don Murray,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Some adults want their children to develop AI literacy; others see chatbots as a way to indulge young kids’ endless curiosities or engage their creativity.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Notably, technological literacy and creative resilience will outpace coding skills in value by 2030.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Urbanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanity. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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