as in sophisticated
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
a college student who now seems conspicuously cosmopolitan after spending his junior year abroad
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as in sophisticate
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates
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Recent Examples of cosmopolitan
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Holiday Festival Peppermint Square pulses with cosmopolitan energy as a 24-foot tree towers over the plaza and hourly snow falls on balmy evenings.
—Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Whisler's On Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m., martinis (including espresso, regular, dirty and cosmopolitans) are 75 cents.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
From manageable, accessible cosmopolitan delights in Brisbane to Hamptons-style beach luxury and artsy mountain communities along the Sunshine Coast, the state has plenty to keep both city and wilderness-seekers entertained.
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Cocktails that would otherwise cost $18 each - such as Margaritas, cosmopolitans, Manhattans, and Old-Fashioneds - are included in this package.
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Meanwhile, the shoulder pads add structure to the piece, creating a sophisticated look and a balanced shape from top to bottom.—
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This merengue caraqueño, defined by its sophisticated 5/8 rhythm, serves as a master class in Venezuelan identity, acting as a cultural anchor that prevents the nation’s heritage from being swallowed by the ongoing crisis.—
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Despite parents’ efforts, allowances aren’t necessarily minting a new generation of financial sophisticates.—
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Few things jar the delicate pretensions of the cocktail sophisticate so much as a drink with a chicken on top.—
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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.—
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From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.—
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“Cosmopolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolitan. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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