feminist

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Recent Examples of feminist In Lively’s version of events, Baldoni was an egotistical, posturing actor, who tried to present himself as an enlightened male feminist. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 Within the story, there’s no questioning of this tradition, feminist or otherwise — there’s only its pursuit and the esteem in which the onnagatas’ artistry is held. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025 An active feminist, Cardinale was a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defense of Women’s Rights from 2000, while in 2011, she was named by The Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the history of cinema. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 Omisade Burney-Scott is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller and reproductive justice advocate on a mission to redefine menopause—and make room for the most marginalized in the now-booming menopause space. Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feminist
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Noun
  • The optimists will say inconsistency is a product of experimentation.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Paul’s life as a doctor, academic, teacher, doer, and optimist created a demanding legacy.
    Chelsea Clinton, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This is ultimately a story about America and the kinds of dreamers the country produces: Garfield was an idealist, and Shannon portrays him with earnestness and purpose—a man devoted to his family but also to moral causes, including keeping Reconstruction from falling apart.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
  • While Sophie has a pragmatic approach to life, she’s complemented by Benedict, a dreamy idealist.
    Kat Moon, Time, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Feminist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminist. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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