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
Trump’s words reiterate an age-old American mythology regarding the relationship between the U.S. and Panama, one that hides a history of imperialism and exploitation.
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Julie Greene / Made By History, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
During the high point of European imperialism, toward the second half of the nineteenth century, colonial administrators faced a dilemma.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Voltaire’s notion of a universally applicable taste, Baretti thought, was simply French taste applied to cultures with quite different mindsets: a form of imperialism.
—Tim Parks, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
If Alexander was the progenitor of the messianic imperialism that Putin expresses today, Alexander’s most imaginative acolytes were poets and novelists, not his court propagandists.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Julie Greene / Made By History, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
During the high point of European imperialism, toward the second half of the nineteenth century, colonial administrators faced a dilemma.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
Voltaire’s notion of a universally applicable taste, Baretti thought, was simply French taste applied to cultures with quite different mindsets: a form of imperialism.
—Tim Parks, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
If Alexander was the progenitor of the messianic imperialism that Putin expresses today, Alexander’s most imaginative acolytes were poets and novelists, not his court propagandists.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperialism
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Questions were raised over Putin’s motives in calling the brief halt to hostilities, which came just after the Trump administration threatened to abandon peace efforts without tangible signs of progress.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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When expectant fathers face hostility or subtle exclusion at work, the consequences can extend beyond their own careers.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Workplace Bully Forget the Hollywood version — the red-faced screamer, the open aggression bully.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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That means reducing aggression, agitation, and sleep disturbances.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Mark Tseng-Putterman is a writer and historian working at the intersections of Asian American social movements, Cold War militarism, and US-Asia relations.—
Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made by History,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Only a few years later, John Dewey came out in support of American intervention against Prussian militarism, imagining that, in a two-birds-one-stone way, the war effort could also promote social reform.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sushant Singh, a lecturer in South Asian studies at Yale University and a former Indian military officer, said that the jingoism surrounding the attacks eclipses the security and political failures.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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And jingoism, idiotic, is not patriotism.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Imperialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperialism. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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