variants
also idealogies
as in doctrines
the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group
members of that sect follow an ideology of nonviolence and freely given cooperation
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Recent Examples of ideologies
More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
School boards, whether partisan or nonpartisan, are also frequently caught in the clash of political ideologies and shifting state and national policies.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Many of the administration’s assaults have been openly political—its leaders have repeatedly criticized American research as riddled with problematic ideologies, and claimed that the Biden administration manipulated science for its own purposes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
That fight doesn’t require grandiose ideologies or MAGA slogans.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
The songs, which combine a languid, Lana Del Rey-esque pastiche of Southern femininity with the droning atmospherics of nineties slowcore, slyly transmit Anhedönia’s ideologies.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
As the investigation continues, community leaders and activists call for a more nuanced discussion regarding corporate involvement in political ideologies, emphasizing responsible leadership in the business world.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
The order mandates investigations into educational institutions suspected of promoting these ideologies and threatens criminal prosecution for educators facilitating the social transition of transgender minors.
—Scott White, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group, received a trove of emails from before the 2016 election in which Miller cited and promoted white nationalist ideologies of white genocide, immigrants as criminals and other views.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
School boards, whether partisan or nonpartisan, are also frequently caught in the clash of political ideologies and shifting state and national policies.
—Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Many of the administration’s assaults have been openly political—its leaders have repeatedly criticized American research as riddled with problematic ideologies, and claimed that the Biden administration manipulated science for its own purposes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
That fight doesn’t require grandiose ideologies or MAGA slogans.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
The songs, which combine a languid, Lana Del Rey-esque pastiche of Southern femininity with the droning atmospherics of nineties slowcore, slyly transmit Anhedönia’s ideologies.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
As the investigation continues, community leaders and activists call for a more nuanced discussion regarding corporate involvement in political ideologies, emphasizing responsible leadership in the business world.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
The order mandates investigations into educational institutions suspected of promoting these ideologies and threatens criminal prosecution for educators facilitating the social transition of transgender minors.
—Scott White, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2019, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group, received a trove of emails from before the 2016 election in which Miller cited and promoted white nationalist ideologies of white genocide, immigrants as criminals and other views.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologies
Noun
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This doesn’t necessarily point to belief systems or doctrines, but rather the communal and reflective aspects of spirituality.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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While contestants form their own codes of ethics and unspoken social doctrines, the villa speaks its own design language, which guides the behavior of the islanders and keeps the show running smoothly.—
Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The head coach kicked off his second offseason with a presentation of his philosophies.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Scarosso With a commitment to uncompromising greatness in all aspects of the shoemaking process, Scarosso prioritizes transparency and ethical practices in the production process as one of its core philosophies by ensuring that factory working conditions are safe for artisans.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even miscreants like Steve Albini had purist creeds of conduct.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Ideologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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