worldling

Definition of worldlingnext

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.
    AMELIA LESTER, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite.
    John Timpane, Philly.com, 24 Jan. 2018
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“Worldling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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