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Recent Examples of individualistic
Their focus on old values of community, mutual respect, reciprocity and the embrace of the gift economy is an antidote to the individualistic, competitive and combative discourse that’s prevalent in the West today.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Some worry that the world’s most popular AI applications, like ChatGPT and Claude, are driving Muslim users toward individualistic western values, and away from their communities or spiritual leaders.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Many later critiqued the movement as an individualistic framework that supported privileged women and failed to put the onus on the inequitable systems at play.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
22 May 2026
And that was not only legal, but in an increasingly individualistic world, very lucrative.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
No Doubt defined an era with their individualistic fashion and blurred musical lines between ska and pop.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
For example, students were encouraged to move away from individualistic aspirations and instead guided toward the pursuit of joint publications with colleagues and teachers.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
Taken together, Beef seems to say all of these are representations of a culture so toxically individualistic and ambitious that its members can’t even fathom solidarity as an option to push back against a depraved ruling class.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Some worry that the world’s most popular AI applications, like ChatGPT and Claude, are driving Muslim users toward individualistic western values, and away from their communities or spiritual leaders.
—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Many later critiqued the movement as an individualistic framework that supported privileged women and failed to put the onus on the inequitable systems at play.
—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
22 May 2026
And that was not only legal, but in an increasingly individualistic world, very lucrative.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
No Doubt defined an era with their individualistic fashion and blurred musical lines between ska and pop.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
For example, students were encouraged to move away from individualistic aspirations and instead guided toward the pursuit of joint publications with colleagues and teachers.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
Taken together, Beef seems to say all of these are representations of a culture so toxically individualistic and ambitious that its members can’t even fathom solidarity as an option to push back against a depraved ruling class.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.
—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualistic
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Take control of your money with CNBC Select CNBC Select is editorially independent and may earn a commission from affiliate partners on links.
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Seven filed as nonpartisan and no one filed as a Democrat, independent or left the line blank.
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The robot is designed for 24/7 operation, with autonomous charging and hot-swappable dual batteries minimizing downtime.
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In the federal filing, Waymo says the autonomous vehicle may enter and drive at speed in freeway construction zones because the software may fail to recognize the zone or may prioritize avoiding other freeway hazards.
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Alex Lock, a communications officer at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, asked people to resist feeling indifferent.
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My brother knew of my plot but remained indifferent as grief took hold.
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The humanities will survive not by defending an imagined past of disinterested purity, but by demonstrating their necessity in a fractured republic.
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Their immunities are due to political fears, not to disinterested assessments of burdens or benefits.
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Our reviews are impartial and our opinions are our own.
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That raised questions about the task of sitting an impartial jury.
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This riveting two-part docuseries preceded the fictional take seen in The Girl From Plainville, taking an unprejudiced and empathetic approach when exploring the complex case, presenting all the facts without vilifying one individual.
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Only 43 percent of respondents think the charges against Trump will be adjudicated fairly by a neutral judge and an unprejudiced jury.
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But levying strict discipline has so far been football’s most visible attempt to ensure the competition on the field is fair and uninfluenced, a key to maintaining consumer confidence.
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Frosh said his reason for not confirming the names associated with cases under review is that the process must remain uninfluenced by grieving families or police officers.
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This release should end the public perception of him as some unbiased source of truth.
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The decision is genuinely complex and there is currently a lack of unbiased digital tools to help people work through this decision in a way that reflects their actual situation.
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“Individualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualistic. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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