as in liberal
a person with very modern ideas
a time when Paris was the center of the universe for modernists in the art world
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Noun
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These days, nothing infuriates liberals more than to be lectured about the American plutocracy — not when Trump is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt president to hold the office in modern history.—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025 -
Over time, American Catholicism has become fractured between theological conservatives and liberals.—
Time,
Time,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Rethinking Returns on Investment The modern belief that science must deliver measurable economic returns is, historically speaking, a relatively recent development.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The statue represents a traditional World War I American infantry soldier and a modern American infantryman.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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In between those two explosions are several plane crashes, a spate of trigger-happy communist revolutionaries, and a homicidal argument over the profits from a poison gas that has killed more than 10,000 soldiers.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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There, Neto and Rafael — revolutionaries and lovers — are separated by the Salvadoran conflict.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The exhibition will showcase the radical contributions of disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people and communities to design and contemporary culture, stretching from the 1940s to the present day.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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But the version of the fountain of youth myth that has the strongest hold on contemporary culture comes not from ancient times, from Egypt, Greece or Rome.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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This bold, brassy tower updates Lian Li’s original 217, which had wood trim, and pushes it into ultramodern territory, with RGB trim, a subtle infinity-mirror effect, and two huge 170mm ARGB front fans on the front face, with prominent grilles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
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Photo : Evan Joseph/Tim Waltman with Evan Joseph Photography The ultramodern eat-in kitchen.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That said, Buffalo is likely to want present-day impact in return, which might make the Red Wings a miscast trade partner.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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This isolation has helped preserve the traditional Inuit culture and way of life, though, as is the case in many present-day settlements, technology is changing the approach.—
Katherine Alex Beaven,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Richie tells the lawman that Harry is smart, but unhappy with his current employment with Conrad.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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The researcher added that similar findings might say more about the current state of humanity than about the universe at large.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Beginning, quite literally, as horseless carriages—familiar modes of transport with newfangled engines stuck on—automobiles were subjected to a decades-long process of intensive innovation.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Experiencing these flavors gave Etzel a newfangled perspective on wine.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Modernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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