variants
also idealogy
as in philosophy
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 ideology
All of this was a source of ongoing friction; and the glue that held the USSR together, military might and communist ideology, had been crumbling for some time.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
For many Colombian immigrants, political participation was shaped not only by ideology but by personal experience.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
However, Concha argued that democratic socialist ideologies will not resonate in swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
The mayor eventually backtracked, but only after 18 people died because, yet again, ideology came first.
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Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
For many Colombian immigrants, political participation was shaped not only by ideology but by personal experience.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
However, Concha argued that democratic socialist ideologies will not resonate in swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Georgia.
—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
The mayor eventually backtracked, but only after 18 people died because, yet again, ideology came first.
—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ideology
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideology
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In recent months, Google DeepMind, Meta and Anthropic have begun to hire experts in psychology, philosophy and ethics in order to research the topics of machine consciousness and AI welfare.
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Today's college students have mixed feelings about AI, Fabrizio Cariani, a professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Maryland who teaches a class called AI and the Human Experience, told USA TODAY in May.
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The alleged interference by Judge Curry is described as undermining Texas precedent, which recognizes a non-intervention doctrine for claims regarding voluntary associations.
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Now, that doctrine is up to investors to decide.
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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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