accommodationist

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Recent Examples of accommodationist Bob Michel, the longtime accommodationist who treated Democratic House majorities as an unalterable fact of life, faded away, and the pugilistic Newt Gingrich ascended. Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Many African American activists had broken with King, advocating Black Power rather than racial reconciliation, abandoning nonviolence, and denouncing King as an accommodationist. Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 18 July 2019 Ava DuVernay is Hollywood’s current reigning accommodationist. Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2019 To Douthat Francis is an accommodationist, and decline has reached the apex of the church. Paul Elie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodationist
Noun
  • Hathaway, who was styled by her longtime collaborator Erin Walsh, is a global brand ambassador for Bulgari and serves as the face of the Italian high jewelry brand.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • Obsession also stars Barker’s That’s a Bad Idea YouTube sketch and Milk & Serial film collaborator Cooper Tomlinson, as well as Megan Lawless and Andy Richter.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • McAdams has sought to shed his reputation as a moderate, while his opponents have urged each other to drop out and clear a path for Utah to send its first progressive to Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Lander, a progressive, is leading in the polls in the race to represent lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and has lambasted the more moderate Goldman in his support for Israel and taking corporate PAC donations.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Harper suspects Bichette, after seven seasons in Toronto, won’t be treated as a traitor.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • In other words, had become a traitor.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The sellout crowd of 41,634 gave Bichette a standing ovation before his first at-bat.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The victory for Robert’s club came in front of a sellout crowd of 12,934 loaded with Dodgers fans who did well to replicate Chavez Ravine — and made onlookers search to find fans in green and gold.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • What starts as an innocent father/daughter college visit takes a shocking turn when Tony brutally strangles a Mob turncoat.
    Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025

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“Accommodationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodationist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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