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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversophisticated
Adjective
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The restaurant's high-end interiors are infused with the cosmopolitan spirit of London and the rustic energy of Greece, with a mezzanine level adding airy drama and oversized Grecian-style urns and pots throughout.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025 -
Whereas Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt were boyhood United fans who grew up loathing their rivals — and, in Gary Neville’s case, made no attempt to hide it — Liverpool’s squad in 2025 reflects the less tribal, more cosmopolitan outlook of the modern Premier League.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The rules around federal civil proceedings are slightly more flexible, allowing for recording in some instances at the discretion of the judge.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to a natural disaster or civil strife.—
Mark Sherman and Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 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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But perhaps this is part of the appeal: his courteous approach may help juries see things his way.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 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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“Oversophisticated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversophisticated. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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