Toryism

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Noun
  • The overall design philosophy was one of deliberate conservatism; at every methodological decision point, the team chose the more cautious estimate, ensuring that the final numbers would be credible and defensible rather than optimistic.
    Nino Letteriello, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Lynn told me that Colson shared his father’s moodiness, if not his stifling conservatism.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Not a Klansman from the era of lynching, but far from a typical conservative of the nineties and aughts, Peter effectively shifted Republicans away from neoconservatism and toward nativism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The alpine traditionalism on display at Heididorf notwithstanding, Switzerland is among the most cosmopolitan nations in Europe.
    Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • It’s rooted in traditionalism and an us-versus-them mindset, in which people who look like me, and even certain Cardinals players, wonder if we’d be considered them.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 June 2026
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“Toryism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Toryism. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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