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Recent Examples of antiestablishment
That evolved into a mini-conference series featuring antiestablishment scientists that support Glassman’s views on health care.
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Tessa Love, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2020
The protests show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by antiestablishment candidates in elections for district representatives earlier this month.
—SFChronicle.com, 25 Dec. 2019
If none of this sounds particularly in keeping with Roodt’s antiestablishment dream—government laws swapped for corporate terms of service—that’s true.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 6 June 2019
Quickly rising to become part of London fashion’s antiestablishment establishment, his 1995 London Fashion Week show received the ultimate Establishment hat tip: It was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2019
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Tessa Love, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2020
The protests show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by antiestablishment candidates in elections for district representatives earlier this month.
—SFChronicle.com, 25 Dec. 2019
If none of this sounds particularly in keeping with Roodt’s antiestablishment dream—government laws swapped for corporate terms of service—that’s true.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 6 June 2019
Quickly rising to become part of London fashion’s antiestablishment establishment, his 1995 London Fashion Week show received the ultimate Establishment hat tip: It was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
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Aaron Brogan, a lawyer who focuses on alternative financial assets, said the Arizona charges makes that more urgent.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Most of his peers in alternative journalism either sold out or packed it all in.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Split keyboards aren’t a new concept, but many ergonomic split keyboard designs, including JezailFunder’s own Cornix model, rely on unconventional layouts that require a little more getting used to.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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The bot’s unconventional approach was a viral success, if not taken entirely seriously by mathematicians.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As the teams of scientists working on this puzzle concluded back in 2025, the errors and uncertainties are over on the theoretical side, and until better calculations are performed, the experimental results cannot be used to draw such a sweeping and revolutionary conclusion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026
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What Skate Key did — at its best — was simple and revolutionary.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This nontraditional version of gamja jeon is crispy on the outside and tender-chewy on the inside.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Just over 68% of kids in the system were White, though Black kids on average spent more time in nontraditional placements than their peers.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, Tehran has fortified Kharg heavily, building air defenses, hardened infrastructure and underground storage designed to keep oil flowing even under sustained attack.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Parking would be underground and at street level, with 24/7 valet service.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some have likened coach Deion Sanders’ early Colorado tenure to that of the pioneering college basketball coach John Thompson, whose Georgetown Hoyas were an anomaly on a predominantly white campus but garnered the unwavering support of the hip hop and Black community.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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Drawing richly on the subject’s own documentary works, the film is crafted with remarkable sensitivity and artistry, offering a profound insight into the pioneering experimental practice of Barbara Hammer.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In that sense, the content lives to its title as a collection of larger-than-life bizarre elements.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Minutes before his interview started, Cutler, alone in the interview room, had done something completely bizarre.—
Marcelena Spencer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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As Utah emerged as the epicenter of an internal GOP conflict over AI regulation, two groups with considerable links to progressive politics were quietly stoking the flames.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 Hall of Fame Class also includes Kelly Barr, classical music; Denise Crosby, journalism; Leslie Hunt, popular and progressive music; Stanley Konopka, classical music; Mary Beth McCarthy, choral music; and Juel Ulven, folk music.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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