as in hostility
tendency to extend power or control over others especially through the use of force
Violent conquer of other nations is one extreme form of imperialism.
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Recent Examples of imperialism
There are also those who see expansion of the league as a form of cultural imperialism.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
And what Americans are hearing from their Canadian friends is not just a shock to Canadians’ economic self-interest, although that’s very real, but a puncturing of a kind of pan-national dream that expressed itself at one point through imperialism and at other points in other ways.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also those who see expansion of the league as a form of cultural imperialism.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
At the year mark, that continues to be true, and his Presidency has also been eclipsed by this unexpected pivot toward imperialism and overseas adventurism.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jared Bahir Browsh, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
And what Americans are hearing from their Canadian friends is not just a shock to Canadians’ economic self-interest, although that’s very real, but a puncturing of a kind of pan-national dream that expressed itself at one point through imperialism and at other points in other ways.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
There are also those who see expansion of the league as a form of cultural imperialism.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
At the year mark, that continues to be true, and his Presidency has also been eclipsed by this unexpected pivot toward imperialism and overseas adventurism.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperialism
Noun
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Their teenage daughter Josie meets Laura with hostility, while her son Felix remains distant.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Less inviting and contemplative than aggressive and giddy, its priority isn’t to ask the audience to step outside their own perspective and examine how their behavior may contribute to similar hostilities.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Russia’s unprovoked aggression has forced millions of Ukrainians to put their lives on hold.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from his event for wearing a black-and-white helmet depicting athletes killed in Russia’s war of aggression against his homeland.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Left means more skeptical of militarism, more secular.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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If Japan seeks to go back to the path of militarism, violate its commitment to peaceful development and disrupt the postwar international order, the Chinese people will not allow it, and the international community will not allow it.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The positive feelings people have toward their community translate directly into civic engagement, without the risk of increasing negative feelings such as jingoism or xenophobia.—
Sean Richey,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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Al-Akkad reserves his harshest criticism not for the obvious warmongers of American empire, explicit in their jingoism and nationalist fervor, but for the decorous liberal centrists, complacent in their institutional comfort, their birthright virtue too easily claimed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hamlin’s success has been built on aggressiveness, composure and a sixth sense at high speeds.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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Way, meanwhile, enjoys watching Katie’s aggressiveness.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Imperialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperialism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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