feminist

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Recent Examples of feminist 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 The work is about the Iranian feminist poet Forugh Farrokhzad (1934-67), whose writing and life stirred controversy even among friends and family. Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 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 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
  • Her family, from Pinar del Río, raised her to be an optimist that finds the best in every situation and the ability to maked people feel welcome.
    Sarah Moreno May 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • But optimists are also right that AI has real promise.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 26 May 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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