as in hip
keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment
a brand of humor that the comedy club's with-it clientele very much appreciates
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Recent Examples of with-it
Everyone’s putting on a cool, with-it surface while paddling like mad underneath.
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Olivia Waite,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
Even this ostensibly progressive, with-it mother retains the singular ability to embarrass her child.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
There were lime-green tube tops, lime-green beanies, lime-green hoodies and cowboy hats and sunglasses and at least one lime-green mesh vest like something an especially with-it street paver might wear.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2024
Some things are simply not meant to be cool, hip, or with-it.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2024
Olivia Waite,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
Even this ostensibly progressive, with-it mother retains the singular ability to embarrass her child.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
There were lime-green tube tops, lime-green beanies, lime-green hoodies and cowboy hats and sunglasses and at least one lime-green mesh vest like something an especially with-it street paver might wear.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2024
Some things are simply not meant to be cool, hip, or with-it.
—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for with-it
Adjective
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Stand with your feet hip-width apart, with the kettlebell between your feet.
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What better chaser to The Wizard of Oz than The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is essentially just The Wizard of Oz with hipper songs and better makeup?
Adjective
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Cool, fashionable girls are wearing track pants this season.
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The easiest way to make a jersey feel fashionable is by paying attention to proportions.
Adjective
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The now 22-year-old, who grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, shared a now-viral clip from the first episode of her cooking show Cooking with Ley Ley Shea on her TikTok.
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All of the world’s greatest golfers combined are boring compared to Tiger and his now Elvis-like descent.
Adjective
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None of that is in tension with enforcing the curfew that already exists, prosecuting those driving cars into police officers and holding parents accountable when their children are downtown at 3 a.m. with weapons.
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For sports travelers, that means the pregame meal does not have to be a chain restaurant, and the postgame dinner does not have to be downtown.
Adjective
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Beren has achived high ratings from customers since moving into a stylish dining room that was formerly a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant.
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Baby blue is tranquil and stylish—but just offbeat enough to be interesting.
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The site is an underrated resource for trendy shoes any day of the year, but this week’s discounts mean that so many cute pairs are even more affordable now.
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Vogue’s Favorite Shield Sunglasses To get a better sense of their real-life potential, our team decided to put a few of the season’s trendiest styles to the test, trying on pairs from Celine to Khaite and Thistles (a homegrown New York brand that can’t keep its best-selling Atlas in stock).
Adjective
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But behind every chatbot, smart assistant and AI image generator sits a massive physical network.
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The plot sees Bonnie, now eight, increasingly drawn to a smart tablet, Lilypad, challenging her traditional toys led by Jessie.
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.
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It’s made from high-quality, realistic-looking plastic that adds chic curb appeal to your front door.
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“With-it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/with-it. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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