as in liberals
a person with very modern ideas
the leaders of the American suffragists were originally regarded by many people as uppity moderns who should have stayed in their place
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Recent Examples of moderns
Tad’s subjects were the moderns.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderns
Noun
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Often, modernists didn’t have a coherent vision of the body so much as a criticism of it.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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But there’s also rare Togo Fireside chairs in a deep tobacco color, the classic Eames lounge chair, and a moody brown Ellison Studios Muse sofa inspired by the Italian modernists of the 1970s.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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The game happened to be on November 18th, the anniversary of Haitian revolutionaries defeating the French Army in 1803 before declaring independence.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Until the 1950s, its inmates were Vietnamese revolutionaries – or anyone deemed to be such – and conditions were truly horrendous.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Moderns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderns. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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