variants
also idealogies
as in philosophies
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
As imperial forces traversed continents, the meanings and uses of these arrivals—whether people, plants, or ideologies— were actively negotiated and reshaped by the societies and environments compelled to contend with them.
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Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
Beyond the physical destruction, the Great War, as it was then known, destroyed a world where many people believed in progress and gradual advance and replaced it with a cynical and desperate world, in which nations and ideologies were natural and necessary enemies.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Added to this was the rise of the universal basic income and government benefit ideologies that downplayed the role of the jobs in the advancing technology economy.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Blogs run the gamut of topics, ideologies, specialties, and approaches, although individual blogs generally take a specific niche or focus.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
How much the parents may have known about the shooters’ ideologies and plans to commit violence will likely come under the microscope as investigators dig into the teenagers’ backgrounds and online activity.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Psychedelics come with no inherent ideologies, of course.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Right-wing terrorism is not discussed in the new strategy, a significant shift from the Biden Administration, which placed an emphasis on the threat of far-right and white supremacist ideologies linked to domestic terrorism.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 May 2026
Killings motivated by left-wing ideologies during that same period numbered 25, Cato found, and totaled 68 since 1975.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
Beyond the physical destruction, the Great War, as it was then known, destroyed a world where many people believed in progress and gradual advance and replaced it with a cynical and desperate world, in which nations and ideologies were natural and necessary enemies.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Added to this was the rise of the universal basic income and government benefit ideologies that downplayed the role of the jobs in the advancing technology economy.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Blogs run the gamut of topics, ideologies, specialties, and approaches, although individual blogs generally take a specific niche or focus.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
How much the parents may have known about the shooters’ ideologies and plans to commit violence will likely come under the microscope as investigators dig into the teenagers’ backgrounds and online activity.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Psychedelics come with no inherent ideologies, of course.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Right-wing terrorism is not discussed in the new strategy, a significant shift from the Biden Administration, which placed an emphasis on the threat of far-right and white supremacist ideologies linked to domestic terrorism.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 May 2026
Killings motivated by left-wing ideologies during that same period numbered 25, Cato found, and totaled 68 since 1975.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideologies
Noun
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What follows is a candid discussion oscillating between the core components of Wachowski’s filmmaking philosophies and her experiences in gender transition, with aspirations towards a prolific future all the while.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Both offer sensible and balanced judicial philosophies.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Assayas’s aesthetic is too genteel to even imagine the specifics of loathsome doctrines.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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The democratization of drone warfare complicates traditional counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, requiring new doctrines, technologies, and legislative frameworks to confront the evolving threat landscape.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Ideologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideologies. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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