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Recent Examples of antiestablishment
But Platner has excited some supporters with an antiestablishment message his campaign believes could carry him to victory.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The international touring exhibition is now in residence at the Del Mar Fairgrounds through April 22, and the large-scale show has several interactive elements that focus on the purpose of Banksy’s anonymity as an antiestablishment artist.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Without that dynamic, there’s less incentive for those GOP figures to embrace the kind of antiestablishment policies and priorities that animate Shadow MAGA — ideas that for years shaped the ideological direction of the party.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
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.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The international touring exhibition is now in residence at the Del Mar Fairgrounds through April 22, and the large-scale show has several interactive elements that focus on the purpose of Banksy’s anonymity as an antiestablishment artist.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Without that dynamic, there’s less incentive for those GOP figures to embrace the kind of antiestablishment policies and priorities that animate Shadow MAGA — ideas that for years shaped the ideological direction of the party.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
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.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiestablishment
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Business executives have already poured millions of dollars into groups that oppose the billionaire tax or are promoting alternative solutions to wealth inequality.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Residents should clear dead or dying vegetation around their homes, landscape with fire-resistant plants and nonflammable ground cover, and find alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris, according to Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Most unconventional of all was their repertoire.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Often considered one of the worst films of all time, the movie has become a cult favorite thanks to its bizarre storytelling and unconventional filmmaking style.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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The authors tell it through the lives of six Iranians, including a revolutionary ideologue, a tech entrepreneur, and two women at the forefront of the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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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,
17 June 2026
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Part of the explanation, Ford said, is that the right weather patterns have produced large tornado outbreaks in nontraditional tornado months, such as March of last year and July 2024.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Who knew a nontraditional Big Ten program could overtake the South’s premier venue?—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Ukrainians say armed formations on both sides, including the UPA and Polish underground forces, were involved in attacks and reprisals that led to large-scale civilian casualties among Poles and Ukrainians.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy, a pioneering force in Los Angeles multifamily housing and founder of LOHA, has died at 66, leaving a city reshaped by his work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Tom Dreesen, the classy comedian who opened for Frank Sinatra for 14 years, pushed for stand-ups to get paid at The Comedy Store and partnered in a pioneering interracial act with Tim Reid, died Wednesday.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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In a bizarre scene at the ceremony, his troops stood at attention as Ríos addressed them in a live video feed from a Bogotá prison.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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This has produced a toxic and bizarre backlash.—
Tom Deignan,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
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His endorsements are for progressive candidates challenging incumbent Democrats.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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In a crowded field, voters will pick among four candidates who are all different flavors of Democrat, ranging from moderate to much more progressive and aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
22 June 2026
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“Antiestablishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiestablishment. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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