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Recent Examples of nonconformism
A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else.
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
Radical nonconformism was a central tenet, which led some artists to use the form to challenge the pressures and constraints of oppressive regimes.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
In a world that is moved by ideas, there is arguably no greater force for progress than intellectual nonconformism.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2021
On both their 2015 debut Ugly Cherries and their new album Pageant, PWR BTTM sang of feeling out-of-step not because of vague nonconformism but because society literally doesn’t recognize them.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes.
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
Radical nonconformism was a central tenet, which led some artists to use the form to challenge the pressures and constraints of oppressive regimes.
—Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022
In a world that is moved by ideas, there is arguably no greater force for progress than intellectual nonconformism.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2021
On both their 2015 debut Ugly Cherries and their new album Pageant, PWR BTTM sang of feeling out-of-step not because of vague nonconformism but because society literally doesn’t recognize them.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconformism
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In the postwar years, Malaparte claimed that his imprisonments by Mussolini were proof of his anti-Fascist credentials—or, at least, his irrepressible nonconformity.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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For over a century, Greenwich Village has attracted Americans of all kinds with an interest in political activism and nonconformity.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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Actually, for all its apparent unorthodoxy, Lorblanchet’s work fits right into a new trend in cave art archeology.—
Roger Lewin,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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Analysts said the move was the clearest step yet toward more mainstream economic policies after years of unorthodoxy under President Tayyip Erdogan, and should help rein in inflation expectations.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Aug. 2023
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Much of it looks at how people can be pulled toward extremism by online interactions sucking them in to supporting more violent ideologies like radical Islam as espoused by ISIS or antisemitism.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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Outlining the extremism of this schism, Kürti points to Divízió 88 (Division 88), an anonymous neo-Nazi skinhead group founded in 2003 that folds racist, hateful lyrics into its rock and roll.—
Danielle Han,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2025
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“Nonconformism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconformism. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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