Thesaurus results for IDEOLOGIES

ideologies

noun

variants also idealogies

plural of ideology

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 One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 This digital journey potentially shaped the ideologies that formed into a riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 Campus leaders provided training for teaching fellows to facilitate difficult classroom conversations, and funding for student events that bring people of different ideologies and cultures together. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026 The overall issue of online safety, particularly regarding minors, is one of the few issues that defies traditional political ideologies. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Within ideologies like effective altruism, very earnest and brilliant young minds unironically debate the purpose of putting on sunscreen if AI is only going to kill us all. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 But, politics aside, Bezmozgis set about to study in the best cinematic way possible how personal betrayals can be weaponized by political ideologies. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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These more general philosophies may be reflected in the parties’ use of generative AI for political advertising, something about which voters are worried.

— Michael Franz, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
The heuristic has more or less remained despite the evolution in draft philosophies and roster construction, as well as with changes to rookie wage scales.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of philosophies

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The Arab Gulf states, meanwhile, are reworking their security doctrines.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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