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Adjective
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The rooms’ quietly cosmopolitan air owes much to the hand of Unscripted, a Singapore design studio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead One of Buckhead's most charming properties, The Whitley blends old-school grandeur with cosmopolitan style.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Raw concrete walls and wood paneling deepen the material palette for an overall effect that is both homey and urbane.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But civil libertarians are unnerved about casting such a wide dragnet that captures highly personal information from hundreds or perhaps thousands of people who aren’t criminals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two other people, a civil society leader and a security member, confirmed the information.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Even on a generous patio, clean-lined, multi-functional pieces read as more sophisticated than oversized sets that crowd the space.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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“Oversophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversophisticated. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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