urbanity

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for urbanity
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Noun
  • 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
  • An elegant property that epitomizes Lake Como sophistication, this Liberty-style house was built in 1909 and has been restored to emphasize its Art Nouveau character.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Due to the poor quality of public education, thousands of private schools have sprung up.
    John Otis, NPR, 7 July 2025
  • Experts have pointed to a range of factors behind the demographic decline, from gender discrimination in the workplace to the high cost of education.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Apple spent most of WWDC going over smaller machine learning features, but did not reveal what investors and consumers increasingly want: A sophisticated Siri that can converse fluidly and get stuff done, like making a restaurant reservation.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • Free or low-cost learning resources are widely available to them.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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