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Recent Examples of demagogic
Milei’s libertarian economic program directly countered the Peronists’ statism, but his demagogic political style mirrors that of the old strongmen.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Analysis by Aaron Blake, CNN President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demagogic
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Lai, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, was found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Greece is one of the main entry points into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with many making the short but often treacherous journey from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in small boats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 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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Set against the wave of democratization and cultural modernization that swept through South Korea in the early 1990s, the series centers on a middle-class family concealing a treasonous secret.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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And remember too, putting your name on the Declaration of Independence was treasonous.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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