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
  • While party leaders have largely backed Craig, prominent progressive have endorsed Flanagan.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Wiener is a thoughtful lawmaker who championed groundbreaking housing-deregulation laws, but in this case that San Francisco progressive won out.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Che Pope, a longtime collaborator and friend of Ye’s, said the man who has done everything from producing some of the biggest names in the industry to launching his own successful fashion brand is simply being himself.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
  • It has been made in collaboration with TikTok, which is the distributor as well as a collaborator on the IP.
    Peter White, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the context of his time, Jesus was considered a traitor — an enemy of the Roman Empire.
    Michael J Christensen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It’s populated by craven, cowardly traitors.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Deni Avdija put up 25 points, six rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Blazers to a 122-110 victory over the Kings before a sellout crowd of 19,555 at Moda Center in Portland.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Playing in front of an appreciative sellout crowd, the Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 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 19 Apr. 2026.

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