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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revolutionaries
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The appearance of redcoats in the streets convinced many of those in the latter camp, along with some former revolutionaries, to side with the British cause.—
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Is this focus a consequence of the documents and interview subjects available to you, or is the Revolution best understood by studying its principal revolutionaries?—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Moderns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderns. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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