feminist

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Recent Examples of feminist Claiming that the menstrual cycle is mystical and powerful might sound feminist. Andréa Becker, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026 Both have taught me immeasurably how to be a better feminist. Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 Prophecies, spiritual autobiographies, accounts of conversion, and so forth, are not normally understood as feminist. Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 We're tempted to ask, Was Agnes a feminist? Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feminist
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Noun
  • The geopolitics of World War II is not the global order of today; our egalitarians and authoritarians are different, too.
    Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • After a wildfire, the optimist waits patiently for the eventual return of squirrels, birds and other forest residents.
    The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • But for every optimist backing Musk’s bid to establish a human colony on Mars is an investor on earth wondering if the plan will ever take off.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Josh, who wants to be an investigative journalist, is an idealist in a PBS T-shirt (and with a PBS tote bag) who gets by on family money and is incapable of taking care of himself in any practical way.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Independent bookselling, rarely a way to get rich, is a meeting ground for idealists — for young people with a sense of mission, retirees embarking on a new life or middle-aged people no longer satisfied with their careers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026

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“Feminist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feminist. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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