as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks
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as in to complex
to make complex or difficult
there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup
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Recent Examples of sophisticate
Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
With its striking clear glass decanter, Plata makes a perfect gift for novices, sophisticates, and home bartenders.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Poverty and purpose are more intractable problems, but fate brings Gordon into the circle of the West Village sophisticates Philip and Nicola.
—Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Noun
Over the next four days the city will host more than 30 shows by everyone from previous Paris menswear regulars GmbH and local sophisticates Richert Beil, to drama-queen dresses by Maximilian Gedra and elegant looks by Berlin stalwart William Fan, among many others.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
With its striking clear glass decanter, Plata makes a perfect gift for novices, sophisticates, and home bartenders.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Gig Won’t Last And Questions Will Be Asked
The danger for the AI maker comes to the fore when software sophisticates start to question the delays.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Poverty and purpose are more intractable problems, but fate brings Gordon into the circle of the West Village sophisticates Philip and Nicola.
—Rumaan Alam, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophisticate
Noun
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Is whiskey a man’s spirit, while women are only allowed to sip cosmopolitans?—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The season’s final scene was with Seema (Choudhury) and Carrie drinking cosmopolitans on the beach in Greece.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fill the glass with ice, and repeat with the other glass. 3: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, stir together the Earl Grey simple syrup, lime juice and smoked paprika until thoroughly chilled and diluted, about 15 seconds.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Such critics are concerned that our approach might dilute the sense of urgency necessary and undermine public messaging.—
Francesco Rubino,
Time,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The case presents a unique test of NIL outside the college sports landscape and in a setting where a player contract and collective bargaining agreements complicate the situation.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 July 2025
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This exhaustive scientific work is complicated by ongoing legal and ethical concerns.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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Crow-Armstrong has dirtied up the White Sox in six of those games, batting .458 with eight RBIs and a homer.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Garbage trucks will arrive to pick up trash when bins reach fully loaded.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Laughs are loading for this year’s New York Comedy Festival.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The health secretary said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are poisoning Americans and driving the obesity epidemic.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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After a week of deliberation, the jury found Erin Patterson lured her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, to lunch at her home and poisoned them with individual servings of Beef Wellington that contained death cap mushrooms.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The grass can thin out over time due to less oxygen in the soil and can potentially lead to root rot, Mayer adds.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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Omega-3 supplements can thin the blood and should be avoided in those who take anticoagulants or antiplatelet medications.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
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To pay for these initiatives, the law cuts Medicaid and food stamps — programs relied upon by poor households with children — by more than $1 trillion.—
MORIAH BALINGIT,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Both headphones are astonishingly quiet, virtually eliminating lower drone sounds, cutting higher frequency noises like key clicks, and even erasing piercing sounds like dogs barking with a bit of music.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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“Sophisticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophisticate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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