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Recent Examples of radicalism
This straightforward, beautiful character study exemplifies neither radicalism nor schizophrenia, although Pierre’s persistent dissatisfaction indicates a larger and recognizable alienation from the trash and decadence of most new films.
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
One famous user was Uschi Obermaier, a model who lived on various communes in West Germany and became an emblem of left-wing radicalism in the late sixties.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In the height of the singer-songwriter era, when earnest autobiographical confessions were prized as tokens of authenticity, Newman’s use of sarcasm and unlikable protagonists was an act of literary radicalism in pop music.
—David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Currents redirected its radicalism into civil rights, and paid homage to the old Yiddishkeit with schmaltzy nostalgia.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
One famous user was Uschi Obermaier, a model who lived on various communes in West Germany and became an emblem of left-wing radicalism in the late sixties.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In the height of the singer-songwriter era, when earnest autobiographical confessions were prized as tokens of authenticity, Newman’s use of sarcasm and unlikable protagonists was an act of literary radicalism in pop music.
—David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Currents redirected its radicalism into civil rights, and paid homage to the old Yiddishkeit with schmaltzy nostalgia.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicalism
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In 1922, the USSR—Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—was formed when delegates from Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation approved a declaration that created the first nation based on Marxist socialism.—
Mark Jones,
The Arizona Republic,
30 Dec. 2024
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The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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Neither then, nor now, are the justices' shifting views proof of corruption or excuses for extremism.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Hence his apparent belief that Sikh extremism in India might be used as a political resource in Canada.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the rise of reactionary populism—not just in North America and Europe but also in India and in parts of Latin America—has shattered the ideological dominance that liberalism enjoyed for two decades after the end of the Cold War.—
Alexander Cooley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Growing suburban liberalism has put Georgia, Arizona, and even North Carolina on the map for Democrats.—
Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History,
TIME,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Radicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicalism. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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