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Recent Examples of antiestablishment
The protests show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by antiestablishment candidates in elections for district representatives earlier this month.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
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Then look no further than this alternative leather bag.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The availability of credit from alternative consumer lenders that don’t offer the statutory protections mandated for credit cards concerns consumer advocates.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Timothée Chalamet’s promotional campaign for his new film Marty Supreme has been a little unconventional thus far.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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The unconventional stay was also affordable, Giglia says, estimating her guests paid about $250 each for the weekend — a steal compared to her husband’s bachelor party in Los Cabos, Mexico, that ran about $800 per head.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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London offered various activities for a person interested in revolutionary ideology or political and social transformation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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In 1995, Disney and Pixar teamed up to create a revolutionary new way to dazzle audiences in the movie theater.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In many cases, survivors’ original experiences of abuse were never fully investigated, leaving little to present under the Act unless courts accept nontraditional forms of evidence, something counties have handled inconsistently.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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This initiative is part of the college’s broader effort to expand apprenticeship opportunities to include nontraditional fields such as early childhood education and health care.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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The basement appears to allow for emergency backup generators, sprinkler systems, communications cabling and showers, suggesting that officials could remain underground for extended periods, potentially to operate or monitor equipment.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Produced by Mazzarri, the track beat is built on raptor house, a high-energy, underground electronic genre created by Dj Babatr in the barrios of Caracas at the turn of the millenia.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Dogs’ 2026 tour, which kicks off this week, comes barely a week after the death of Bob Weir, who co-founded the Dead in 1965 and is the sole musician to have performed in every iteration of the pioneering San Francisco band.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Starring Ben Whishaw as the pioneering photographer Peter Hujar and Rebecca Hall as the writer Linda Rosenkrantz, the movie is based on a rediscovered 1974 interview transcript.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Jan. 2026
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His work is marked by unusual, even bizarre, material choices that encrust spatial compositions reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative open space plans.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some unnamed Chicago bartender in the early 1880s had the improbable idea of taking a Whiskey Sour and adding a little red wine to the top, inventing in a bizarre flash of insightone of the great warm weather whiskey drinks of our time.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
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One proposal gaining support at least among progressive members is a payroll tax, loosely modeled after a Massachusetts measure, targeting companies that do not offer employees health insurance.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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It was later discovered Williams had Lewy body dementia, the second-most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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