as in left
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Recent Examples of liberalism
In short, bringing liberalism and republicanism back into closer balance may be the key to saving liberalism.
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Christianity, the Marvel Universe, liberalism – these are memeplexes.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2025
The way forward is not to abandon liberalism, but to save it—from its worst excesses, its blind spots, and its tone-deaf elites.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Yet what Grant didn’t foresee is that this kind of liberalism could form an effective resistance against Yankee imperialism.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
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Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Christianity, the Marvel Universe, liberalism – these are memeplexes.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2025
The way forward is not to abandon liberalism, but to save it—from its worst excesses, its blind spots, and its tone-deaf elites.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Yet what Grant didn’t foresee is that this kind of liberalism could form an effective resistance against Yankee imperialism.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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Critics on the left have been questioning the value of the institution for much longer, albeit from a different angle and with less venom than Tate.—
Brad Wilcox,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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Madueke is a right-sided winger who will provide depth behind Bukayo Saka and is also capable of playing on the left.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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