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Recent Examples of egalitarian
Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The vampires present themselves as warmhearted integrationists, but their egalitarian welcome comes at the price of their victims’ souls—even while bestowing on them the ironic gift of immortality (of the literal sort).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
In egalitarian marriages, wives spend about 2.5 hours more per week on housework.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
The Society of Friends was the first religion to officially condemn that horror, but some meetinghouses—which are known for having benches arranged in egalitarian formations—featured segregated seating for Black members.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But beginning in the mid-20th century, as more women started to attend college, marriages seemed to move in a more egalitarian direction, at least in one respect: A greater number of men and women started partnering up with their educational equals.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The vampires present themselves as warmhearted integrationists, but their egalitarian welcome comes at the price of their victims’ souls—even while bestowing on them the ironic gift of immortality (of the literal sort).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
In egalitarian marriages, wives spend about 2.5 hours more per week on housework.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
The Society of Friends was the first religion to officially condemn that horror, but some meetinghouses—which are known for having benches arranged in egalitarian formations—featured segregated seating for Black members.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egalitarian
Noun
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Lawler sought to burnish his image as a straight-talking problem solver who can work with everyone from Trump to Democrats to get things done.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Pope had revealed himself once more, as a restless democrat at heart.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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But in March, Schumer deviated, leading a group of 10 Democratic senators to vote with the GOP to avert a government shutdown.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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