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Recent Examples of egalitarian
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But make no mistake: There are inescapable tradeoffs between the pursuit of excellence and a focus on purely egalitarian outcomes.
—Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Its egalitarian principles are seen in America’s founding documents, and its roots lie in landmark 20th-century efforts such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action policies, as well as movements for racial justice, gender equity, disability rights, veterans and immigrants.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Sometimes liberals have appeared to favor egalitarian policies like affirmative action that challenge some people’s sense of fairness.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But Musk’s behavior and rhetoric do not track with the egalitarian principles these interests would suggest.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But make no mistake: There are inescapable tradeoffs between the pursuit of excellence and a focus on purely egalitarian outcomes.
—Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Its egalitarian principles are seen in America’s founding documents, and its roots lie in landmark 20th-century efforts such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action policies, as well as movements for racial justice, gender equity, disability rights, veterans and immigrants.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Sometimes liberals have appeared to favor egalitarian policies like affirmative action that challenge some people’s sense of fairness.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 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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Presenting as Muslim perhaps exempted him from comparisons to 2020 Democratic Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni from Texas, who used his polyglot skills to reach a wide array of voters, but was chastised for seemingly pandering to Hindu conservatives.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Three Republicans opposed the measure — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky — alongside every Democratic senator.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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