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Recent Examples of urbanity
Hancock County: Pennsy Trail The Greenfield section of the Pennsy Trail features art installations, a playground and a bike share program to give visitors a foliage experience that melds urbanity with nature.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
In Otsuki’s collection, elements of the Japanese salaryman mixed with the urbanity of Gere’s Julian Kay create a compelling blend of references that ultimately play to each designer’s strength.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More than once in his reviews of Vargas Llosa’s novels, Updike took note of the author’s handsomeness and urbanity.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Their company, Southland Stories, is designed to bring to the screen the life and culture of the American South, which has been overshadowed by urbanity in pop culture, in Charlamagne’s view.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
In Otsuki’s collection, elements of the Japanese salaryman mixed with the urbanity of Gere’s Julian Kay create a compelling blend of references that ultimately play to each designer’s strength.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More than once in his reviews of Vargas Llosa’s novels, Updike took note of the author’s handsomeness and urbanity.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Their company, Southland Stories, is designed to bring to the screen the life and culture of the American South, which has been overshadowed by urbanity in pop culture, in Charlamagne’s view.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urbanity
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One of Singapore’s most attractive qualities is its cosmopolitanism, its openness to the world; Raffles embodies that spirit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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For all her cosmopolitanism, Schjerfbeck didn’t do much to dispel this.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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What’s astonishing, though, is that at the birth of urban parkland, these refuges from urban chaos were designed with such enduring sophistication.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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While leopard and zebra prints are bona fide staples for maximalist moments, tortoiseshell patterns offer a subdued sophistication.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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The mix of academic-level intellectualism and gross-out outrageousness fits the mood Riley wants to conjure.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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For the designer, worldliness and intellectualism go hand in hand.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, their preferred candidate, a moderate, prevailed, but Jude said that he is disappointed with the new administration’s policies, which have cut already paltry funding for public education.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The event raises critical funds to provide research, programs, education, and advocacy so moms and babies get the best possible start to life.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.—
Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nor does Thomas, with all his erudition and vatic mannerisms, manage to have with his son anything close to the loving, reciprocal relationship that Max has with Emmie.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But his natural gentility is tough to dress down.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the glory and gentility that had been the Pontchartrain was gone.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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These subgroups align with those designated by Title I, including economically disadvantaged, historically underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, students with specialized learning plans, and those learning the English language.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jewish students continue to face intimidation, harassment, discrimination, and sometimes violence, often fearing for their safety in environments meant to nurture learning.—
Kenneth L. Marcus,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Youth inside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have asked for better access to vocational training, financial literacy courses, and art and music programs, Hahn said.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mackey, who previously worked as an analyst at Chrysler Capital, played a leading role in securing Synchrony’s support for the new financial literacy lab.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Urbanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urbanity. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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