as in left
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Recent Examples of liberalism
Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The dispute has been building for months after the Trump administration demanded a series of policy and governance changes at Harvard, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and accusing it of tolerating anti-Jewish harassment.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
That contrasts with what can be called a liberalism that takes.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
According to this narrative, late-stage liberalism and the globalization of markets, with their characteristic rootlessness, dissolve this communal existence.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The dispute has been building for months after the Trump administration demanded a series of policy and governance changes at Harvard, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and accusing it of tolerating anti-Jewish harassment.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
That contrasts with what can be called a liberalism that takes.
—Howard Husock, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
According to this narrative, late-stage liberalism and the globalization of markets, with their characteristic rootlessness, dissolve this communal existence.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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Two young pitchers should be enough to acquire what’s left of Ozuna’s $16 million contract.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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It is reviled on the left for hurting poor people and reviled on the far-right for not going far enough to cut spending.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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