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
And in modern American culture, liberalism is being squeezed from both sides of the political aisle.
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
So why has the New Haven Ivy—considered a bastion of liberalism for the past decade—felt none of his wrath?
—Clara Molot, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Party, which needs to win in much more conservative states to take power nationally, is sometimes embarrassed by California liberalism.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
For de Lagarde, just as Jewish law distracted from God’s grace, liberalism was a legal straitjacket that kept the German nation from expressing its true spirit.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
So why has the New Haven Ivy—considered a bastion of liberalism for the past decade—felt none of his wrath?
—Clara Molot, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The Democratic Party, which needs to win in much more conservative states to take power nationally, is sometimes embarrassed by California liberalism.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
For de Lagarde, just as Jewish law distracted from God’s grace, liberalism was a legal straitjacket that kept the German nation from expressing its true spirit.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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The fairway bends gently left, bordered by trees and water on the left side, a bunker on the right, and a second water carry into a green guarded by a large bunker on the left.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This new generation of outlets has also begun to shape the political conversation on the left, helping boost insurgent challengers to the Democratic establishment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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