feminist

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Recent Examples of feminist Katie becomes a cause célèbre for a younger feminist and is mortified to see her face on T-shirts. Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 As of this writing, there has been no official announcement as to which Bridgerton sibling will get the main-character treatment next season, but showrunner Jess Brownell has narrowed it down to either our favorite feminist Eloise or her younger sister, the recently widowed Francesca. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026 Though neither Beale publicly identified as a feminist, the Grey Gardens editors foresaw this piece as a feminist film and edited it accordingly. Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026 Liu tells the stories of four people– a renowned feminist, a gay dating app entrepreneur, an aspiring rapper, and a famous science fiction writer—who all found ways to dance around The Great Firewall and earn success for themselves and for their communities online. Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feminist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminist
Noun
  • Producer Kathleen Kennedy calls herself a tech optimist and a traditionalist both.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Being an optimist or a pessimist is not enough.
    Charlie Tyrell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While Sophie has a pragmatic approach to life, she’s complemented by Benedict, a dreamy idealist.
    Kat Moon, Time, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Feminist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminist. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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