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
But his defense of liberalism, which rejects considerations of what anyone deserves, is in some ways more radical than many flashier schools of thought.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
But no voter was making their 2028 decisions yet, and some South Carolina Democrats were acutely aware that Newsom epitomizes the liberalism that southern Republicans use as a foil.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2025
In the past decade, liberalism has taken a beating from both sides of the political spectrum.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
And as more and more Americans stopped defending liberalism, its fate grew worse and worse.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
But no voter was making their 2028 decisions yet, and some South Carolina Democrats were acutely aware that Newsom epitomizes the liberalism that southern Republicans use as a foil.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2025
In the past decade, liberalism has taken a beating from both sides of the political spectrum.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
And as more and more Americans stopped defending liberalism, its fate grew worse and worse.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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Include the names of those in the photos from left to right along with the photo credit and permission from the photographer to use the photo in The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Former Yankee Kyle Higashioka tried to catch Domínguez at third, but the catcher made an errant throw that trickled into left.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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