as in liberal
a person with very modern ideas
a time when Paris was the center of the universe for modernists in the art world
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Noun
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The liberals are also not likely to grant unlimited authority to Trump.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 July 2025 -
And so, secession remains a utopian fantasy for liberals, fueled by the increasingly large gap in political values between California and President Trump, and perhaps also by the literal, geographic gap between the nation’s west coast and east coast.—
Robin Epley,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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The museum is designed as a modern interpretation of a Wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Ortega gave us a modern update to Christian Dior’s New Look era in a Willy Chavarria spring 2026 skirt suit and a wide-brimmed, sleek peaked hat with the viral Christian Louboutin pointe shoes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dad’s grandfather had been a cabinetmaker by day and a socialist revolutionary by night.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her dancers wore Black berets—a symbol of global Black resistance, from the Panthers in the U.S. to Caribbean revolutionaries like Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Murphy suggests using your vintage finds as statement pieces—like a mid-century coffee table in a contemporary living room—versus buying every single item secondhand.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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With its square neckline and contrast trim, this ribbed maxi offers a contemporary take on the classic silhouette.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Designed to house 9 million people in an ultramodern, zero-emission environment, the project was intended to reduce the kingdom's reliance on oil.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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These fashion houses interpreted the pearls as decorative elements with both ancient and ultramodern appeal.—
Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Swift's album cover is a present-day take of her in a bathtub.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Beckham features a solid balance of archival footage and candid present-day interviews, never shying away from his career lows — including how fame affected his temper — or his contradictions.—
Skyler Trepel Published,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The runoff is scheduled for October 19, marking an unprecedented moment in Bolivia's electoral history since adopting its current constitution in 2009.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The bottom line: Everyone is still gaming out what the future holds for late-night TV — with the prevailing assumption being that the current crop of hosts will be the last ones to helm the big network shows.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The British designer forged a newfangled take on a direct-to-consumer fashion brand, launching all the main product categories at once, but producing them in limited quantities in order to sidestep overproduction, one of the biggest blights on the fashion industry.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe, who broke the mold with their Dover Street Market emporiums mixing various Comme des Garçons brands with the crème de la crème of luxury and streetwear, are disrupting retail again with a newfangled take on private-label merchandise.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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“Modernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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