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also ideologic
as in philosophical
of, relating to, or adhering to the characteristic set of ideas and beliefs of a group or a political party
As a politician, she was not very ideological, preferring to consider all points of view rather than stick to the party line. Despite their ideological differences, the two groups formed a coalition.
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Recent Examples of ideological
And as the superpowers moved on from Cold War battlefields, the ideological paradigms that had once made Central American revolutions feel globally significant faded with them.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Right now, Pearson is running not on ideological differences, but on energy and style.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Those who remained and were originally liberal or left Zionists as events unfolded on the ground leaned more and more toward a non-Zionist ideological position.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Last term, the court upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender health care for minors in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Right now, Pearson is running not on ideological differences, but on energy and style.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Those who remained and were originally liberal or left Zionists as events unfolded on the ground leaned more and more toward a non-Zionist ideological position.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Last term, the court upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender health care for minors in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideological
Adjective
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Not all horror stories rely on jump scares and violent spectacle; some unearth their horrors from unnerving philosophical considerations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The novel intertwines elements of espionage with philosophical explorations of human history, environmentalism, and the complexities of identity and manipulation.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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The York study is theoretical, rather than observation-based.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hamlin is the uber-talented and equally opinionated elder statesman of the NASCAR Cup Series.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Those mourning him remember a man who could be opinionated and controversial, from his criticism of DEI to his remarks on race and Civil Rights leaders.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideological. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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