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a way of saying something that is particular to the present day; a modern speech form
modernisms like "blog" and "life hack"
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More to Explore In this environment, some activists and intellectuals adopted bikes as part of a resistance to car-centric capitalist modernism.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, young architects in particular felt that modernism represented little more than an aesthetic language, and sought to create structures rooted in functionalism and monumental expression.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
Arquitectonica excels at this kind of spirited, sculptural modernism, and the courts are a fine showcase for their abilities.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this latter conceit also belies the African influence that made European modernism possible.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, young architects in particular felt that modernism represented little more than an aesthetic language, and sought to create structures rooted in functionalism and monumental expression.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
Arquitectonica excels at this kind of spirited, sculptural modernism, and the courts are a fine showcase for their abilities.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Naturally, this latter conceit also belies the African influence that made European modernism possible.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernism
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The top 10 current contracts in terms of average per year (APY) all belong to men who play that position.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Even if the Iran war wraps up in the next few days, and energy prices eventually come back down, the damage has already been done in terms of fertilizer supply chains and their components’ prices.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Are these neologisms diagnosing modern phenomena or illuminating preëxisting cultural realities?—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
2 Dec. 2025
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These neologisms weren’t just clever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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The exhibit’s title is derived from a Spanish colloquialism.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hello French has a free downloadable list of 30 essential phrases for travelers, ranging from Vous parlez anglais?—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, following the path of Artemis II may be confusing as the astronauts, mission control and others use confusing jargon and phrases.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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When Oklahoma missed out on the NCAA Tournament, AD Roger Denny announced that coach Porter Moser was staying and offered up one of the great euphemisms of this era.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now there were no euphemisms for Germany’s leader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her liberty cap bears stars and stripes, at once a symbol of our burgeoning Nation and a reference to early American coinage.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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This book is a deeply scholarly, policy-relevant history of money, from the advent of coinage, paper currency, and bank money in ancient, medieval, and early modern times to the stablecoins and central bank digital currencies of today and tomorrow.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Fans started to file out of the park in the sixth inning, when Houston led 10-0, with a collective expression of dejected gold.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Joan and Lynn were staring at Louise with entirely blank expressions.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Which brings us to the ménage à trois — for some things, only a French loanword will do — between Hayley, Yasmin, and Henry, which exists at the opposite end of the boundary-setting spectrum.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2026
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For instance, people, a French loanword, may be spelled peple, pepill, poeple, or poepul.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Modernism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernism. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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