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Recent Examples of modernity
That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The asymmetry gives a classic look some modernity and interest without breaking any royal protocols.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 June 2026
In early modernity, women were the keepers of this obsessive temporality of attention—of the current of time that flows beneath event, beneath change.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
But that does not mean modernity hasn’t placed its demands on the venue.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for modernity
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
The asymmetry gives a classic look some modernity and interest without breaking any royal protocols.
—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
17 June 2026
In early modernity, women were the keepers of this obsessive temporality of attention—of the current of time that flows beneath event, beneath change.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
But that does not mean modernity hasn’t placed its demands on the venue.
—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for modernity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernity
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The dish is finished with some smoky crunch from bacon and freshness from scallions, which both keep it from tasting too heavy.
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Follow the package instructions when buying pre-packaged spinach to wash and store for freshness.
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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Even before the war started, Iran’s economy was in dismal shape with the crash of the currency and soaring inflation.
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“Modernity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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