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libertarian

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noun

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Adjective
Goodbye shorts, hello trousers Morpho’s fundraise comes as crypto, which started as a libertarian industry pioneered by hoodie-wearing developers, is increasingly walking in lockstep with traditional financial institutions. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 9 June 2026 This means that two former libertarian AI advisers to the White House—Ball and Sacks—disagree about whether this order is a good thing. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Noun
CrossFit, the high-intensity gym begun by the staunch libertarian Greg Glassman, went from 13 gyms in 2005 to 13,000 in 2016. Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 To economist Tyler Cowen, the renowned libertarian from George Mason University and author of the influential Marginal Revolution blog, this lack of market panic is the most revealing part of the drama. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for libertarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
  • Sauer spoke of republican values at the founding.
    Michael Szalma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • Despite absolute rulership always resting with the ayatollah, Iran has some functioning republican institutions, including presidential elections.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The libertines will begin the film in suits.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 34-year-old democratic socialist's choices were pitted against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also of New York, in what will likely be viewed as a big and successful early test at establishing a new faction within the national party.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Elsewhere in New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to prove his democratic socialist political movement can outlast his own campaign and reshape Congress.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • And yet all three dads, simply by being there, were representative of a larger trend.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • If there is no representative payee, Social Security may choose to suspend benefits until a payee is appointed.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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