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Recent Examples of classicism
Trump isn’t the first person in Washington to embrace classicism’s power with no regard for its subtleties.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
If modern cinema is defined by the abstract relations between a story and its telling, the height of classicism consists of concrete relations rendered in style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
This was a popular style of architecture across Europe in the late 1800 and early 1900’s, a throwback to Greek and Roman classicism.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
If modern cinema is defined by the abstract relations between a story and its telling, the height of classicism consists of concrete relations rendered in style.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
This was a popular style of architecture across Europe in the late 1800 and early 1900’s, a throwback to Greek and Roman classicism.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classicism
Noun
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Ava rejects Deborah’s wishes to end her own life with dignity, tries to accept them, rejects them again, and finally reaches reconciliation.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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This is about stability, dignity, and fairness.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This operational sophistication and strategic case management have not only been the x-factor in growing the firm’s advantages with personnel and litigation might, but also a key to amplifying the PIE framework.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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However, the scale and sophistication of the passageway discovered under the Buy 4 Less was particularly notable, prosecutors said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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No official casualty figures were immediately available from the violence that prompted calls for restraint from the United Nations and the United States as the government and opposition traded blame for the violence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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However, the negotiations have allowed Trump to say that relations with China are in good shape and that both countries have exercised restraint.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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The project posed several issues for an artist who had always emphasized clarity and simplicity in his solitary picture-taking.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Baoase is also transporting, as any memorable hotel should be, with a strong Asian-esque design that includes ubiquitous Balinese Hindu statues, idols, and sculptures, and a reliance on simplicity over dazzle.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Saariaho never once loses control of momentum and never insults her own tastefulness.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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Stern’s design, woven through and behind the original 1908 building and the 1939 addition that gave the museum its full-block width, is transformative yet inconspicuous, embodying his values of understated patriotism, historical preservation, tastefulness, and memory.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Dec. 2025
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Mike Bowman, designer, furniture industry expert, and director of marketing for Harmonia Living, says this trend relies on furnishings to bring artfulness to a space—rather than just functionality.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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There is a real seriousness to the score — the scheming bad-guy music has the artfulness of Prokofiev, and even the sneaking-around cues have musical integrity and structure.—
Tim Greiving,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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There’s no nightlife, hip dining scene, or cool shopping (the on-site boutique is airport lounge chic).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Ortega also amped up the gothic chic, wearing a McQueen gray suit with a white corset-style lace-up collar.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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His greed, grandiosity, divisiveness, and shifting agenda methods are not new.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Fascism became fashionable for a time, even if it was rooted in self-grandiosity, narcissistic grievance, and sadistic vengeance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Classicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classicism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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