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being very far from the center of public opinion the baggy trousers that Amelia Bloomer introduced in the 1850s were considered a radical form of dress for women at the time

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noun

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Adjective
Much of what Trump said was inflammatory, radical, and dangerous. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025 While the protests have been less frequent this school year, campus organizations have grown increasingly radical in their language and some actions. Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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But amid Trump’s return, the radicals have their eyes on bigger prizes, such as the annexation of the West Bank—which the Palestinians claim for their future state—and are loath to forgo such opportunities. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025 Tom Homan said this week that the incoming administration needs to pay close attention to potential radicals and extremists in various agencies, including the U.S. military, following the two attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radical
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Adjective
  • For Rico Nasty, extreme was the name of the game, with some needlepoint glam by way of her acupuncturist.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Time after time, extreme pessimism has set the stage for outsized gains, on average, as evidenced by the 39 previous times where the number of Bulls has been equal to or less than the present tally.
    John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The administration has accused USAID’s programs of being wasteful and promoting a liberal agenda.
    Ellen Knickmayer and Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The liberal economic reforms spearheaded by President Javier Milei have sent ripples through global financial markets, attracting both optimism and skepticism.
    Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • So actually, the story can be looked at as a celebration of the fact that your disability can just be one wonderful part of you.
    Esme Mazzeo, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And now my wonderful desk light is starting to flicker.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries.
    Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Football fans, the ones who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a game or bet hundreds of dollars on the flip of a coin, tend not to be art lovers or revolutionaries.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But the rabid fans were left disappointed as Lahore’s temperamental weather spoiled the party and ended what had been an engrossing match.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • West should be ostracized for his rabid antisemitism.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In a heavily progressive city that voted 3-to-1 against President Donald Trump in November, there has been extensive disappointment over his initiatives since taking office.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This was especially true as business interests, working to undermine progressive New Deal labor policies such as a federal minimum wage and unemployment insurance, openly equated support for these policies with Communism.
    Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Seattle’s skill talent has been great, Smith has never played behind even an average offensive line, and his last two offensive coordinators weren’t good enough to keep their jobs.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • By Nellie Bowles March 31, 2020 Get Outside and Safely Visit a National Park Now is the time to start looking ahead, to spring and summer excursions in the great outdoors.
    Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the path to gaining such a naturalized vision of peace requires us to revisit some of the lessons of unconventional diplomacy that consider broader planetary imperatives of sustainability.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Guests flocked to the espresso martini bar (which concealed a secret door leading to a private lounge where a few discreetly slipped away) or lounged in the outdoor living room, where swinging beds served as unconventional seating.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Radical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radical. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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