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a way of saying something that is particular to the present day; a modern speech form
modernisms like "blog" and "life hack"
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Recent Examples of modernism
To Sickert that would have been an insult; his modernism was defined by slovenliness.
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Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
MoMA and modernism — in the sense of experimentation and the rejection of tradition — have never been easy bedfellows.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The Eames House showed a side of modernism that was livable.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2025
Among this cohort is also Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose vision of industrial modernism helped define the look of postwar urban America.
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
MoMA and modernism — in the sense of experimentation and the rejection of tradition — have never been easy bedfellows.
—Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The Eames House showed a side of modernism that was livable.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2025
Among this cohort is also Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose vision of industrial modernism helped define the look of postwar urban America.
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernism
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Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2020
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That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.—
A.O. SCOTT,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2018
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So what you're left with in terms of handicapping the race for pope is the endless guess-work by the Vatican experts at Rome's top media outlets.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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McElroy had been critical of Trump’s immigration policies during his first term as president.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The term is not recognized in standard dictionaries and appears to be a neologism coined by Trump.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Ever since Elon Musk bought X, the platform’s production of novel slang, metonyms, catchphrases, and other neologisms has fallen precipitously.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Critics have raised concerns that kids may unknowingly repeat phrases that are offensive.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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The phrase stunned both the victim’s family and the magistrates.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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From the July/August 2014 issue: The power of two McCartney and John Lennon were mesmerized by these nonsensical yet lyrical coinages.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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No need for foolishly wasting precious coinage on chicken scratching.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco have long received EU funds to ‘manage migration’ (a euphemism for preventing people from leaving their territories, often by force).—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Whenever a flock is infected they are culled — a euphemism for killed — in order to stop the spread of the virus.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
11 Feb. 2025
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Music, literature and the visual arts are not optional luxuries but essential expressions of our humanity.—
William P. Yeakel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Self Offense helps people identify subtle cues (e.g., saying ‘maybe’ or avoiding eye contact) and empowers them to treat those cues as legitimate expressions of self.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Modernism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernism. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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