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Recent Examples of antiestablishment
Your favorite novelist, no matter how experimental or antiestablishment, all but certainly has some representative taking a 15 percent commission out of her advance, negotiating her contracts, talking her up over cocktails, talking her down from the ledge.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
These offices are not the big, antiestablishment utopian workspaces companies like WeWork were known for in the 2010s.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Voters were far more enthusiastic about the antiestablishment, anti-European Five Star Movement, which won more than 25 percent of the vote in national elections in 2013 and more than 32 percent in 2018.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2022
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
These offices are not the big, antiestablishment utopian workspaces companies like WeWork were known for in the 2010s.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
The 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Voters were far more enthusiastic about the antiestablishment, anti-European Five Star Movement, which won more than 25 percent of the vote in national elections in 2013 and more than 32 percent in 2018.
—Erik Jones, Foreign Affairs, 21 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
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Following community debate over safety versus access to alternative mobility options, city leaders in La Mesa voted to ban e-bike use for riders under 12.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Spanish public television — which in past years broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest — plans to air alternative broadcasting on Saturday evening.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Yet, intriguingly, there’s also been scattered rumors about how his unconventional campaign can be turned into TV content that harkens back to his MTV days.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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That’s an act of service in an animation landscape where most American studios fear crafting anything remotely unconventional or unequivocally adult-oriented.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Atlanta offers a unique laboratory where chefs test ideas to determine if temporary kitchens can transform into revolutionary restaurants.—
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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But Connecticut lacks the colonial cache of Massachusetts and its revolutionary figures like Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, both of whom have been named by the White House as slated for inclusion in the Garden of Heroes.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Spanning 23 galleries across the museum’s three floors, this exhibition highlights how 30 contemporary artists use nontraditional materials and processes.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
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What’s more exciting to me is seeing a whole new subculture develop — all-cash shows at nontraditional venues, and releasing your own music offline.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Archaeologists then debated whether the tunnel was some kind of underground agricultural or industrial installation, but its scale and uniqueness in the region ruled out that possibility.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Having been filtered through porous underground lava for decades, Silfra boasts exceptionally pure drinking water.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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John Barbour, whose role in creating, producing and co-hosting the 1979-1984 NBC series Real People is recognized as a pioneering effort in the popularity of reality TV, died from natural causes on Sunday, May 10, at his home in Las Vegas.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Jimmy was modeled after experimental artists like Ron Vawter, of The Wooster Group, and Frank Maya, a pioneering gay comedian — men who died young but fought to create until their last breath.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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That is pretty bizarre, given how fantastic both atmospheres have been throughout the playoffs.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Rather than representing a bizarre evolutionary innovation unique to salamanders, regeneration may actually reflect an ancient trait that many vertebrates once possessed more broadly.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.—
Miki Hellerbach,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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While progressive Democrats are pushing to tax billionaires and close corporate loopholes, Republicans are warning that squeezing job creators will severely damage Illinois’ economy.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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