Thesaurus results for MODERNISM

modernism

noun

as in archaism

a way of saying something that is particular to the present day; a modern speech form modernisms like "blog" and "life hack"

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Recent Examples of modernism The historic gallery specializing in German expressionism, the Bauhaus, European modernism, and contemporary art regularly presented in prestigious fairs like TEFAF and Art Basel. —

The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025 Everyday life in Brazil was the subject of this new modernism and the Indigenous identity and Afro-Brazilian experience were among the many influences these artists drew upon in their work. —

Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Since taking the reins at Bottega Veneta in late 2021, Blazy has treaded that enviable territory between astonishing artisanal craft and unforced modernism, with his collections among the most anticipated in any fashion season. —

Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024 The Guggenheim Bilbao will present a major survey show dedicated to Tarsila do Amaral (b. 1886; d. 1973), a key figure of Brazilian modernism whose work is also being featured in Brasil! —

Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for modernism

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Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.

— Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.

— A.O. SCOTT, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018