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Recent Examples of pragmatism
The taskmaster will make its debut in Aries, bringing a sense of duty and pragmatism to your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
The community’s embrace of Base represents a fundamental shift: a recognition of pragmatism over purity, whatever works for users over ideological consistency.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Back in the day, the USDA helped pay for screwworm eradication down to Panama out of not pure altruism but economic pragmatism: Establishing a 100-mile screwworm barrier there is cheaper than creating one at the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Britain’s long history demonstrates pragmatism and realism, reflected recently in hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately after his unpleasant Washington D.C. meeting with President Donald Trump.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
The community’s embrace of Base represents a fundamental shift: a recognition of pragmatism over purity, whatever works for users over ideological consistency.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Back in the day, the USDA helped pay for screwworm eradication down to Panama out of not pure altruism but economic pragmatism: Establishing a 100-mile screwworm barrier there is cheaper than creating one at the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Britain’s long history demonstrates pragmatism and realism, reflected recently in hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately after his unpleasant Washington D.C. meeting with President Donald Trump.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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Take Samantha Zimmermann, a fine artist whose motorsports realism captures both the technical precision and emotional sensations evoked in racing.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The fact that any new show like The Pitt can immediately resonate with fans — not to mention the medical world that appreciates the gritty realism — is a bit of a head-scratcher for the team behind the Warner Bros. drama.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
Noun
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As a result, the Gold Cup still carries lesser importance to its participating nations (and particularly those who can realistically win the honor) than the Euros or Copa America, and is often viewed with as much cynicism as affection.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Hardly anyone would prefer to be made the fool — healthy skepticism can prevent you from clicking on a phishing link in an email or joining a multilevel marketing scheme — but a life of cynicism isn’t preferable either.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 May 2025
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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