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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
Seen as worldly and well-credentialed, they are helped by what many describe as an invisible boost in career or academic advancement.
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Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
If the cultural advantages of liberalism have given it a more pointed politics in places where politics lacks worldly consequences, its real-world politics can seem curiously blunted.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Magon creates uniquely luxurious spaces and pieces inspired by worldly cultures, which excite the senses and deliver excellence to her discerning clientele.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Voight is gruffly, fiercely Shakespearean in his worldly crudeness; LaBeouf brings a lizard-like protean desperation to Clodio’s needy stratagems; and, as Cicero’s wife, Teresa, Kathryn Hunter gets a welcome and radiant turn displaying warmth, curiosity, tenderness, and physical delight.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
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Known for its openness and tolerance, Brighton is certainly one of Britain’s cosmopolitan cities with good quality of life, perfect for a short stay on a budget or for a long-term move for more comfortable budgets.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Studies have found that relatively cosmopolitan Chinese students in the U.S. who experience racial discrimination, which a narrative of foreign influence can help fuel, become more supportive of authoritarian rule in China.Audrye Wong, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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By reducing the medium to something as absurdly mundane as a piece of fruit and duct tape, Comedian forces us to confront the art market’s fragile systems of value.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Senate Republicans rebelled late Monday night, dragging out the floor process by forcing Democrats to hold time-consuming votes on procedural motions that are usually routine and otherwise mundane.Mariam Khan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Beyond basic chatbot capabilities, companies are racing to develop more sophisticated AI tools.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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One is the dusty mine where the Guggenheim family made their fortune, prior to founding the sophisticated Guggenheim Museum in New York City.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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This technique, called transcranial temporal interference electric stimulation (tTIS), non-invasively sends pulses into the brain without causing discomfort to the patient.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Such temporal variability only reinforced the Republican belief that the count was unfair.Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since the Voyager 2 flyby, ever-improving terrestrial telescopes, the Hubble spacecraft and the James Webb observatory have brought Neptune into clearer view, allowing scientists to advance their understanding of its skies, meteorology and moons.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX Starlink or OneWeb satellite internet services, for example, provide connectivity where traditional broadband is unavailable or as a backup to terrestrial land-line connectivity.Scott Williams, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In contrast, marijuana has not been linked to the same level of severe physical health consequences.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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To better their condition in an unknown land our forefathers left all that was dear in earthly objects.Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2024
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Otherworldly ambitions, though, can come with earthly costs.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Worldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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