accommodationist

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Recent Examples of accommodationist Bob Michel, the longtime accommodationist who treated Democratic House majorities as an unalterable fact of life, faded away, and the pugilistic Newt Gingrich ascended. Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Many African American activists had broken with King, advocating Black Power rather than racial reconciliation, abandoning nonviolence, and denouncing King as an accommodationist. Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 18 July 2019 Ava DuVernay is Hollywood’s current reigning accommodationist. Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2019 To Douthat Francis is an accommodationist, and decline has reached the apex of the church. Paul Elie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodationist
Noun
  • There’s Tom Steyer, the billionaire class traitor running as a tax-the-rich progressive.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • But the cash Levine pumped into his own campaign — about one-fifth of his net worth at the time — wasn’t enough to beat Gillum, the former Tallahassee mayor, a progressive who won the primary in a stunning upset.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Swift reunited with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff to write and produce the song.
    Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • The song is performed by Swift and written and produced by herself and frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Queen Seymour is on the run as a traitor, having literally sunk one palace, while Queen Howard practices spycraft right under her husband’s nose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • Lack of support compounded 'traitor' narrative, Greene says Greene was one of the president's earliest and loudest supporters during his first term, and worked relentlessly on his reelection campaign in 2024, appearing with the president at multiple events.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The sellout was the downstream result of trust built on identity alignment — not manufactured, not paid for.
    Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • At Sutter Health Park, large crowds arrived for what is expected to be a near-sellout weekend baseball series.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Accommodationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodationist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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