freethinking

Definition of freethinkingnext

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Adjective
  • But cartels and dissident groups still control pockets of the country, cocaine exports are at an all-time high and Colombia remains one of the world's most economically unequal countries.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The group is a dissident faction of the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • To remain tuition-free, Miss Major Middle is launching as a microschool, a nontraditional educational model gaining traction nationwide.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • BabyCenter's annual report on declining names found that nontraditional spellings — such as Charleigh, Alivia, Maddison and Emmitt —have seen a sharp fall in popularity.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • The ballerina sneaker trend is just the latest in a line of kooky shoe creations that range from wearable to wildly out-there.
    Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 18 June 2026
  • This is also by far the coolest crowd at the festival, a sea of designer outfits, out-there silhouettes, fresh haircuts, and even bouquets of flowers.
    E.R. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • The cycle can probably only be broken only by the election of iconoclastic radical politicians.
    Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • In a way, the fact that Huston was made up of two halves — one part iconoclastic maverick, one part old school craftsman — gave him an edge his fellow septuagenarians lacked.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Board member Renee Paschall cast the lone dissenting vote on the final package.
    Elizabeth Sander, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The document runs to more than a hundred and fifty pages, and for each question there are affirmative and dissenting studies, as well as some that indicate mixed results.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
Adjective
  • To Adonyeva, the SRVC caters to those free-spirited, London-centric women who would mix sportswear, soft tailoring, and party pieces that move from office to art opening to late-night bar.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • But spending her nights on the casino floor was only Charbonneau’s first step toward embodying Cay, a free-spirited sculptor by day who unnerves Vivan from their first, cinematic encounter.
    Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • In the end, Levine’s profile of the nonconformist genius reveals just how superb a dancer Cole was.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • When personal finance tips resonate with a viewers’ values, everyday financial decision-making can become colored with politics and nonconformist sentiments.
    Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The design was by aviation legend Burt Rutan, known for his bold and often maverick creations.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Sinema has modeled her political approach on the maverick style of the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who alienated the grassroots of his party by sometimes crossing the aisle to work with Democrats.
    Time, Time, 23 Jan. 2023
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“Freethinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freethinking. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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