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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversophisticated
Adjective
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At its height, Tombstone was highly cosmopolitan, drawing fortune-seekers from all over the world.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025 -
Rapidly growing art and tech scenes have added to the gravitational pull of Los Angeles and its warm weather, beaches, and many cosmopolitan delights in the Pacific time zone.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These may stem from high levels of crime, civil unrest, or health issues.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The civil suits are the only remaining legal effort to hold the president accountable for the riot, after two criminal cases against Trump tied to Jan. 6 crumbled last year.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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While the town prided itself as the most urbane, sophisticated place between St. Louis and San Francisco, drunkenness, gambling and debauchery, typical of any frontier mining camp, were the hallmarks of its nightlife.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Oliveira’s father was a wealthy industrialist, and a view from the old house’s perspective invokes the comforts that his family’s prosperity afforded, and, with these, the inner vistas, the aesthetic initiation that opened up to him in his urbane youth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The key benefits of integration include: • Enhanced Threat Detection: By unifying security tools, organizations can achieve a holistic view of their threat landscape, enabling the identification of sophisticated attacks that might evade stand-alone systems.—
Bob Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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According to Google, zero-day exploits are becoming increasingly easy for threat actors to develop and procure, which has led to more sophisticated attacks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Weinstein says Steel’s highly courteous, but firm, personality could be an asset when Combs’ case veers in highly sensitive territory.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rather, more parents should welcome, rather than react defensively, when another parent steps in to support your efforts to teach your kids courteous manners.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Oversophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversophisticated. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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