as in left
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Recent Examples of liberalism
Connecting the world did not, in fact, convert illiberal societies to liberalism.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
After World War II, the United States promised to reestablish the global order on the foundations of liberalism.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The dispute has been building for months after the Trump administration demanded a series of policy and governance changes at Harvard, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and accusing it of tolerating anti-Jewish harassment.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
After World War II, the United States promised to reestablish the global order on the foundations of liberalism.
—Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The dispute has been building for months after the Trump administration demanded a series of policy and governance changes at Harvard, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and accusing it of tolerating anti-Jewish harassment.
—Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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Drivers could simply raise their right hand to signal a move to the left.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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About all there is to Lyra is the bright star Vega, and a small parallelogram of much fainter stars just below and to the left of Vega.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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