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Recent Examples of reformer
So are the many other thinkers and analysts—including the journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and the government reformer Jennifer Pahlka—who make similar arguments.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Salah is also a Pilates devotee, and has stationed a Pilates reformer among the squat rack, weight stacks and treadmill in his home gym.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
John is going to talk about his record as a CEO, an outsider, and a reformer.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
As a result, unlike with the reformer, participants have more stability (and peace of mind) while doing complicated balance exercises like the runner’s lunge or bear pike.
—Megan Falk, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Salah is also a Pilates devotee, and has stationed a Pilates reformer among the squat rack, weight stacks and treadmill in his home gym.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
John is going to talk about his record as a CEO, an outsider, and a reformer.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
As a result, unlike with the reformer, participants have more stability (and peace of mind) while doing complicated balance exercises like the runner’s lunge or bear pike.
—Megan Falk, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
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The New York progressive has embraced the Democratic socialist label, despite pushback from within her own party.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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That’s because Pelosi already has a challenger — the ultra-wealthy progressive Saikat Chakrabarti, a startup millionaire who served as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign manager during her first upset win for Congress in 2018.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bayard Rustin, outside of my critiques of him, is a reformist.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Women also played a dominant role in the 1999 student protests in Tehran, sparked by the shutdown of a reformist newspaper.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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The path to Level 5 autonomous driving has turned out to be a much longer and bumpy one than the optimists once hoped.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mokyr has long been known as an optimist about recent technological innovation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Given his transgressive and reckless use of power, this argument will appeal to many moderates and independents.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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This alienated moderates within his party but electrified disaffected voters.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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This was a momentous development for child-care proponents such as myself, who have long argued that wide-reaching free programs are crucial for parents and for a healthy democracy.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the gains at the top are largely predicated on a speculative artificial intelligence stock market boom that even some AI proponents say could quickly fizzle — and potentially take the US economy down with it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Onscreen, Evans’s Mike Tyler instead takes a more self-destructive route — at times, equal parts hilarious and harrowing — preoccupied by his public image and being perceived as a righteous do-gooder.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Such a bland do-gooder can’t hold a candle to Slattery’s Leo, a man who happily self-identifies as a bully.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Grand Blanc attack was mentioned briefly on Saturday, Oct 4, at the start of the two-day conference by Elder Gary Stevenson, one of 12 apostles who help lead the church's 17.5 million members worldwide, almost 47,000 of them in Michigan.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Alexi’s tutu-twirling positivity should not be confused with Pollyanna, nor her quirky insights with naiveté.—
Rich Roll,
Outside,
26 Aug. 2025
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During the festival, those attending can enjoy a selection of beer, wine and cocktails from Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling, along with offerings from other local St. Charles breweries, according to the release.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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