feminist

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Recent Examples of feminist Franco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Rio councilwoman, feminist and human rights activist who was assassinated in 2018. Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Katie becomes a cause célèbre for a younger feminist and is mortified to see her face on T-shirts. Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 As of this writing, there has been no official announcement as to which Bridgerton sibling will get the main-character treatment next season, but showrunner Jess Brownell has narrowed it down to either our favorite feminist Eloise or her younger sister, the recently widowed Francesca. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026 Though neither Beale publicly identified as a feminist, the Grey Gardens editors foresaw this piece as a feminist film and edited it accordingly. Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feminist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminist
Noun
  • Value for money has been next to nil and even an eternal optimist would be hard-pressed to visualise a redemption arc.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Every time an incident like this happens, the optimist in me thinks, perhaps this will be a turning point.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the early 20th century, a group of idealists set out to build a road that would connect towns and showcase the raw beauty of the Columbia River Gorge.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Feminist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminist. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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