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- noun Plural form of
sophisticate .
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Examples
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Most funds have strict requirements regarding investors, usually of the net-worth variety, used to separate so-called sophisticates from us average Joes.
Minyanville 2009
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Bennett at CPAC: "[O] ur critics, the so-called sophisticates" have had "disdain" for patriotism
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The days when "sophisticates" were "worshipping" Stranger in a Strange Land were over forty years ago!
"If I were sitting in a Tube train and all the people opposite me were reading 'Mein Kampf' with obvious enjoyment and approval..." Ann Althouse 2008
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It’s not so much a right-wing conspiracy as it is a brilliant marketing strategy to deliver news and commentary that actually matter to the bulk of the country, and not just the so-called sophisticates in New York and Los Angeles.
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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It’s not so much a right-wing conspiracy as it is a brilliant marketing strategy to deliver news and commentary that actually matter to the bulk of the country, and not just the so-called sophisticates in New York and Los Angeles.
LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010
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Karl it was the "sophisticates" in both parties who got us into this mess.
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Watching Stefano and his family interact, as he presumes one thing after another - often incorrectly - is to witness something that will probably hit close to home for many of us "sophisticates" who make occasional forays back to family.
GreenCine Daily 2009
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But tonight he wasn't shooting for the base -- or the "sophisticates".
The Discerning Texan 2008
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.. it seems that even "sophisticates" like us fall for the old chainletter idea from time to time.
Never do anything before your second cup of coffee Jessica 2006
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Forex's frenetic pace can be brutal to rookies and sophisticates alike.
Is Currency Trading Worth the Risk? Stephen L. Bernard 2011
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