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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The liberals are also not likely to grant unlimited authority to Trump.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 July 2025 -
And so, secession remains a utopian fantasy for liberals, fueled by the increasingly large gap in political values between California and President Trump, and perhaps also by the literal, geographic gap between the nation’s west coast and east coast.—
Robin Epley,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Climate control systems can monitor and regulate all the inputs in modern greenhouses and hoop houses.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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And more modern infrastructure often means more fuel efficient infrastructure.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Actors Juan Quispe and Edith Ramos topline a story that intertwines two periods, that following the 18th century revolutionary Ángel Pumacahua, defeated in battle, who flees to his village and, upon his arrival, finds himself in the Peruvian Andes of the 21st century.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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Curtis Everett in Snowpiercer (2014) Released just two years after the first Avengers, Bong Joon Ho's apocalyptic thriller Snowpiercer allowed Evans to show off his grittier side, playing a reluctant revolutionary named Curtis.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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People have transformed the contemporary construction into various types of spaces, including a camping getaway site, an extra office space, an art studio, and a tiny waterfront house.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
23 July 2025
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Rampant and widespread—look no further than Covid-19, malaria or Lyme disease—zoonoses are often at the center of contemporary outbreaks, epidemics and research.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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The apartment’s original wall plaster is preserved, and their light salmon hue harmonizes beautifully with the ultramodern, somewhat stark white and steel furnishings.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2025
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The same is true in some ultramodern nations that are changing under the pressures of globalization, such as South Korea and even constitutionally secular Turkey.—
Andrew Preston,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2012
Adjective
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The Hostel series project is described as a present-day take on the concept.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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Other present-day golfers like Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa, among others.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Still, the $1.1 billion tariff GM ate in the quarter ending June 30 was slightly lower than expected, and most of the damage could migrate to the current quarter.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Tesla’s current least expensive vehicle, the Model 3, starts at about $42,490, according to Edmunds.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The British designer forged a newfangled take on a direct-to-consumer fashion brand, launching all the main product categories at once, but producing them in limited quantities in order to sidestep overproduction, one of the biggest blights on the fashion industry.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe, who broke the mold with their Dover Street Market emporiums mixing various Comme des Garçons brands with the crème de la crème of luxury and streetwear, are disrupting retail again with a newfangled take on private-label merchandise.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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“Modernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernist. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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