as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing
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Adjective
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Although Rubio didn’t directly cite a reason, his post linked to a story by the conservative Breitbart news site that reported on a talk Rasool gave on a webinar organized by a South African think tank.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Ruddy's name was mentioned nearly as much as Newsmax itself during a day-long hearing Friday in a defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems against the conservative network.—
Maddy Lauria,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Her focus is less on traditional metrics like follower count and more on the creator’s ability to create compelling, educational content that aligns well with brands.—
Kristen Bousquet,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The tablets were identified within a large state archive building that was constructed from traditional mud-brick walls.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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But having one of the masters of orthodox Hollywood storytelling at my side, by the monitor every single day, was so immensely helpful.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
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Last year, many Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated on December 25 for the first time, shifting away from Russian customs toward Western conventions and widely seen as a snub to Russia and its orthodox church, which has endorsed Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Also, luckily for me, Rajiv is a loyal collaborator.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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His stage name, combining the loyal, strong, and courageous Hindu god Hanuman with the rest of mankind, gives a sense of how lofty his ambitions for his music are.—
Isha Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Emotional decision-making disrupts this discipline and can initiate a cycle of reactionary behavior: selling during downturns, reentering during rallies, and repeating the process whenever volatility arises.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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As a result, the congress crafted a settlement that was reactionary and conservative in the worst sense of the term, leading some countries (France and the United Kingdom) to defect and others to engage in revolution.—
G. John Ikenberry,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Standpat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpat. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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