antiestablishment

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Recent Examples of antiestablishment The antiestablishment mood that displayed itself in 2016 with Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president and the U.K.’s referendum vote to leave the European Union continued to shake up the political order on both sides of the Atlantic in 2018. WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018 Also weighing on yields were concerns about plans by the antiestablishment government in Italy to boost fiscal spending by increasing borrowing to fund a larger budget deficit. Daniel Kruger, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2018 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 At the extremes of the political spectrum, antiestablishment parties on the far right and far left are expected to gain at least a third of seats in the new European Parliament, according to Poll of Polls, an EU opinion polls aggregator. Valentina Pop, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2018 See All Example Sentences for antiestablishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
Adjective
  • The 28-year-old trades her ethereal R&B sound for a lean into alternative female rage.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • Banks typically have more rigid credit and product boxes, and alternative lenders tend to be a little bit less rigid.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The early detection of viral RNA in wild bird droppings, sometimes preceding official poultry outbreaks, suggests that unconventional surveillance in these biologically rich but infrastructurally sparse areas could play a larger role in pandemic risk mitigation.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Now, in the weeks after its unconventional 22nd anniversary celebration, the label is set to launch one of its biggest — and most personal — compilations yet.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Amid the broader sociopolitical tensions and rising revolutionary fervor, the Group synthesized the concerns of a vast swathe of artists by interpreting the abstraction of Western modernism through aesthetics drawn from Islamic and Mesopotamian cultures into various styles.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • What was so revolutionary about the coverage happening at the time?
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Diverse consumers and nontraditional retail investors - including women, young people, the working class - are leading national adoption of cryptocurrency.
    Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Once opposed to nontraditional station guests, NASA now throws out the welcome mat, charging for their food and upkeep while insisting that an experienced astronaut accompany them.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • This ambitious project is powered by an army of 432 small robots that are moving the massive structure about 33 feet each day to make way for a new underground development.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his cabinet directed the British war effort during World War II from this secret underground complex.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • While most players at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship are battling the Texas heat, slow play, and a demanding Fields Ranch East layout, Leona Maguire is dealing with something far more bizarre—tick bites!
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • And frankly that bizarre idea makes the PEN Charter incoherent too.
    Kamila Shamsie June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • With many candidates vehemently opposed to Cuomo, their supporters' next-round votes can help Mamdani, who is endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive star.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Bloomberg’s differences with Mamdani, who has expressed anti-Israel views on top of his progressive plan to make child care and buses free in the city, likely motivated him to get involved.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025

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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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