as in hypercivilized
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Adjective
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Streamlined and cosmopolitan in style and substance, limited edition Wyld Box Jewelry embodies cleanly sculpted silhouettes.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Nation-states and their parochial identities would give way to an interdependent and cosmopolitan future.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The third individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's civil division -- posted about Elon Musk and Ed Martin, a leader of the Stop the Steal movement and President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., the sources said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The prospect of potential charges was raised again by U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, after the Florida Republican brought up the Boston Trust Act, a 2014 local law that prohibits city police and other departments from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration detainers.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These symbols are part of an entirely undeciphered script from a sophisticated ancient civilization thousands of years old.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The military's main findings were that the region's most powerful and sophisticated military misread Hamas' intentions, underestimated its capabilities and was wholly unprepared for the surprise attack by thousands of heavily armed militants in the early morning hours of a major Jewish holiday.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Overcivilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcivilized. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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