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Loomer wanted Waltz gone, too—he had been tagged as a neocon who, in her estimation, was contravening Trump’s desires.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Few were enthusiastic about defending Trump’s complete capitulation to Israel and the neocons.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
If neocon values are worth applying to the world, they should be applied consistently.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
Israel is more emboldened than it's ever been, even during eras when the neocons were actually in charge!
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Few were enthusiastic about defending Trump’s complete capitulation to Israel and the neocons.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
If neocon values are worth applying to the world, they should be applied consistently.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
Israel is more emboldened than it's ever been, even during eras when the neocons were actually in charge!
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neocon
neoconservative
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For the neoconservatives whose thought informed the Bush approach, remaking the Middle East was the aim, and Iran was the pinnacle.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Neocon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neocon. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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