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Recent Examples of worldliness
Instead, starting at age 11, Connor was chaperoned by coach and mechanic Gary Willis and developed a unique sense of independence and worldliness as a result of his travels.
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The contact with and dependence on such support arguably also bolstered art’s worldliness and acted as an antidote to the petit bourgeois affinity for idealist mystification.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The contact with and dependence on such support arguably also bolstered art’s worldliness and acted as an antidote to the petit bourgeois affinity for idealist mystification.
—Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worldliness
sophistication
Noun
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See video … HARVEY LEVIN – Behavior of alleged suspect in door cam does not align with sophistication of ransom letter.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The firm works in a variety of styles, all of which share a sense of chic sophistication.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Worldliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldliness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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