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as in cosmopolitan
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person
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as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
preoccupied with worldly concerns
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Recent Examples of worldly
The interior designer blends her experiences in theater and luxury product design in her interiors, which feature lively colors and patterns, worldly influences, artful accents, and striking lighting.
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Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
My Hallmark movie has reached its inevitable ending — the worldly woman returned to her hometown and fell in love with the Christmas tree farmer (well, retired chemist).
—Christine Murphy, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
As Markle's version of Goop, The Tig was about living a worldly life, broadening your horizons, and aspiring for beauty and wellness in the everyday.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The breakfast buffet, too, is just as worldly: the bountiful help-yourself spread of arepas, empanadas, smoked salmon, baba ganoush, fresh fruit, and more is the perfect way to fuel up for a day of exploring.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2025
My Hallmark movie has reached its inevitable ending — the worldly woman returned to her hometown and fell in love with the Christmas tree farmer (well, retired chemist).
—Christine Murphy, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
As Markle's version of Goop, The Tig was about living a worldly life, broadening your horizons, and aspiring for beauty and wellness in the everyday.
—Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The breakfast buffet, too, is just as worldly: the bountiful help-yourself spread of arepas, empanadas, smoked salmon, baba ganoush, fresh fruit, and more is the perfect way to fuel up for a day of exploring.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worldly
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For nearly a century now The Pierre has never lost its cosmopolitan luster, and Perrine, now re-incarnated with Chef Garofalo, matches that appeal as a restaurant of convincing posh and good taste.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Onward to colorful, cosmopolitan Dallas, through Austin (home of the University of Texas), and finally to San Antonio, where the legend of the Alamo and the Riverwalk attract people from all over the world.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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In fact, embracing AI helped me and my team discover new ways of working collaboratively, shifting our focus from mundane tasks to truly meaningful activities.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Traditional mayonnaise is a mundane miracle: a mixture of water and oil held together by the magic of an egg yolk (also known as lecithin, an emulsifier).—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Inside the lines, however, each hole connects to very sophisticated emitter that releases water one drop at a time.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Her personal restaurant recommendations read like a love letter to the city's diverse dining scene: the sophisticated Spanish flavors at Casa Paco, the Chinese cuisine at Sunny's Chinese, and the charm of brodflour bakery.—
Kimberly Lyn,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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There is a limit, which could be discussed as a temporal one.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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When the master of timing departed our temporal world for a large and silent india-ink panel nine days shy of his 96th birthday, the cartoonist left behind an enormous body of work that still dances on the page.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Taking its name from a terrestrial kingfisher with a distinctive call, the Kookaburra is designed by Australian firm Unplgd Tiny Homes and is based on a triple-axle trailer and finished in wood, with metal accenting.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2025
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As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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South Carolina went undefeated during a dominant championship run last year that featured a physical roster no opponent could match up with.—
Alanis Thames,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The film depicts a man whose ego isolates him and prevents him from forging genuine bonds—who pushes people away with his obfuscation, lies, and single-minded pursuit of fame through physical strength.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is the most believably lusty delivery by John of lyrics about Taupin’s earthly urges.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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The clipping of grape bunches off the vines created a rhythm as if the harvesters performing these acts had synchronized a symphony of earthly beauty.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Worldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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