moderns

noun

plural of modern
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 Today, supposedly sophisticated moderns have laundered Moloch’s dark faith into militarism, imperialism, and capitalism. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 Tad’s subjects were the moderns. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderns
  1. modernists
  2. revolutionaries
Noun
  • Beyond the headline sales, the first-day results reflected the breadth of demand spanning Korean modernists, international blue-chip names, and younger contemporary artists.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Across four days and 13 concerts, Salonen threaded his contemporaries, neglected Italian modernists, Lutoslawski and Ligeti, Stravinsky with his own works into Ojai’s alfresco soundscape of birdsong, film screenings and experiments.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of modernists
Noun
  • The new Congress, established on the revolutionaries’ battle cry of no taxation without representation, also needed to pay the bills.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The new Congress, established on the revolutionaries' battle cry of no taxation without representation, also needed to pay the bills.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolutionaries

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