as in liberal
a person with very modern ideas
a time when Paris was the center of the universe for modernists in the art world
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Noun
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These bodies have historically overwhelmingly catered to a tiny sliver of the population — predominantly white, gentry liberals.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025 -
The court’s three liberals — Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — dissented in both cases.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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His show recreates the joy of his journey, the sense of wonder, the three-decade progression in style and substance that made Wayne one of the greatest rappers of the modern era.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Beneath this green canopy lies a modern transport facility equipped to handle high-speed rail and daily commuters, while above, the original 1907 station has been meticulously reconstructed as a cultural landmark.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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But because of World War I and the sabotage by Arab revolutionaries and T.E. Lawrence, only the segment from Damascus to Medina was completed.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
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That’s right, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his ensemble of revolutionaries will reunite for a special performance at the 78th Tony Awards in honor of the show’s 10th anniversary.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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But how it’s developed now for contemporary artists is that a lot of them know us for this sort of production technique.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The film’s original soundtrack, including songs by contemporary Ukrainian musical artists such as Serhiy Zhadan, and an original score from composer Frederik van de Moortel, will be released on Spotify on Friday.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Immerse yourself in the Gentle Monster x Bratz world, complete with a massive, interactive Bratz doll object and Gentle Monster’s ultramodern 2025 Pocket Collection.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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This bold, brassy tower updates Lian Li’s original 217, which had wood trim, and pushes it into ultramodern territory, with RGB trim, a subtle infinity-mirror effect, and two huge 170mm ARGB front fans on the front face, with prominent grilles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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To reorient Russian foreign policy in such a way, Putin might have to stop invoking Czar Peter’s 1704 victory in the second Battle of Narva (in present-day Estonia) as a historical precedent for his ambitions.—
Joel Gehrke,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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For years, archaeologists and anthropologists have considered present-day China as the likely location for pig domestication.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Its current sanctuary, complete with state-of-the-art sound and video systems, can hold half its 8,000 members at a time at its campus in Lochearn.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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More: Trump issues new travel ban affecting nearly 20 countries: What travelers need to know Which nations have been targeted in current and previous travel bans?—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Exoskeleton technology, which helps to power hikes and adventures in the outdoors, isn’t entirely newfangled.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Beginning, quite literally, as horseless carriages—familiar modes of transport with newfangled engines stuck on—automobiles were subjected to a decades-long process of intensive innovation.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Modernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernist. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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