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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-wing
Noun
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The clip has aired to the delight of conservatives online.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025 -
And Meta has taken a number of steps to appease Trump, including ending its fact-checking program, something Trump supporters and other conservatives have long attacked as biased.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Photo: Corcoran Sutton Place has a reputation for being a little stodgy, but this one-bedroom is pretty sophisticated.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Green Team diversifies, selecting a few slices of stodgy pizza before hitting up the candy aisle for candy corn, Red Hots, and caramel corn.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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At the best hotel pools, a slower rhythm takes hold and all is right in the world (at least for that afternoon).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
23 Apr. 2025
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How can clients, particularly Black clients, tell whether their esthetician is right for them?—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jane and Kit stand on either side, looking dowdy in black dresses and veils (not really an Irish thing).—
Cullen Murphy,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The older generation, considered as staunch wealth preservers, are deciding to enjoy their wealth now rather than simply passing it on.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Pelosi, who wrote off the matter for a long period of time, seemed to back down on her staunch opinions ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Right-wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-wing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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