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Recent Examples of demagogic
Published in 1993 but set in 2025, Octavia E. Butler’s prescient Parable of the Sower follows a young woman, Lauren, surviving in California during a time of societal collapse bought on by climate change, increased wealth inequality, and the rise of an opportunistic demagogic president.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
In his Broadway debut, George Clooney plays the broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, exposing the demagogic Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on air in 1954, during his Communist-hunting campaign of terror.
—New York Times, 1 May 2025
Both Medicaid and Medicare are fiscally unsustainable in their current forms, yet Democrats continue their demagogic attacks because scoring political points always trumps fiscal responsibility.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
And yet the current torrent, fuelled by years of planning in right-wing circles and by Trump’s demagogic energies, is hardly unstoppable.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
In his Broadway debut, George Clooney plays the broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, exposing the demagogic Senator Joseph R. McCarthy on air in 1954, during his Communist-hunting campaign of terror.
—New York Times, 1 May 2025
Both Medicaid and Medicare are fiscally unsustainable in their current forms, yet Democrats continue their demagogic attacks because scoring political points always trumps fiscal responsibility.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
And yet the current torrent, fuelled by years of planning in right-wing circles and by Trump’s demagogic energies, is hardly unstoppable.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demagogic
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In the aftermath, hundreds of rioters were charged with federal crimes, including assault, seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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The charges were conspiracy to commit collusion with a foreign country and conspiracy to publish seditious material.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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As challenging and treacherous as international politics could be, Janet didn’t want to return to North Iowa.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Traitors season 4 Ready for more shocking betrayals, treacherous twists and cold-blooded murder — but with your favorite reality TV stars and celebrities?—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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The president seemed to be heading toward political exile, his election claims destined to be inscribed in history as treasonous lies.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Anti-communist zealots in the U.S., most notably Wisconsin Republican Sen. McCarthy, argued that treasonous Americans were weakening the nation at home.—
Gregory A. Daddis,
The Conversation,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Demagogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demagogic. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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