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Recent Examples of modernity
During the Second Empire, Eugenia made jewelry a central element of her public image and found in Mellerio an ally capable of translating power, sophistication and modernity in pieces of great visual impact.
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Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
For Iranians – particularly those in the diaspora – Googoosh symbolizes an era of cosmopolitanism in late-Pahlavi Iran, the period from the mid-1950s until 1979 when Iran’s popular music, cinema, television and fashion embraced modernity and questioned social norms.
—Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Disneyland is rejecting modernity and embracing tradition, at least as far as Star Wars is concerned.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Cultural exchange fuels the brand, which aims to strike the balance between tradition and modernity, the precise and the relaxed, the bold and the effortless through streetwear collections filled with approachable separates.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 25 Jan. 2026
For Iranians – particularly those in the diaspora – Googoosh symbolizes an era of cosmopolitanism in late-Pahlavi Iran, the period from the mid-1950s until 1979 when Iran’s popular music, cinema, television and fashion embraced modernity and questioned social norms.
—Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Disneyland is rejecting modernity and embracing tradition, at least as far as Star Wars is concerned.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
Cultural exchange fuels the brand, which aims to strike the balance between tradition and modernity, the precise and the relaxed, the bold and the effortless through streetwear collections filled with approachable separates.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernity
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Consumers also love the decadence and richness of the chocolate combined with the freshness and sweetness of the strawberries.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The real freshness here is in the styling.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Protests sprang up all over Iran in December and January, largely fueled by an unaffordability crisis driven by inflation and the depreciation of the country’s currency.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Investigators said Dicer paid those boys in classroom currency.—
Jennifer Borrasso,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Modernity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernity. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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