nonconservative

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Recent Examples of nonconservative But, unlike real experts, Heritage and Feulner’s promise was that every problem could be solved with a conservative solution, or that every nonconservative solution would be a disaster. — E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 Even now, wild posting contains a hint of defiance aimed at stirring a response from nonconservative audiences. — Gino Sesto, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 In the weeks before the vote, the country’s election supervisory body had disqualified nearly all nonconservative candidates. — WSJ, 19 June 2021 After a reformist candidate also dropped out Wednesday, Abdolnaser Hemmati, who served more than two years as governor of Iran’s Central Bank, remained as the only nonconservative candidate in the race and Raisi’s only real challenger. — Washington Post, 17 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconservative
Adjective
  • In a 2009 referendum, sixty-seven per cent of Swiss voters supported integrating nonconventional medicine into the country’s health-care system.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • There are craft vintages from more than two dozen nonconventional fruits, like elderberries, peaches, quince, plums, and strawberries.
    — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • Many of the requests are believed to be from nontraditional media sources looking to post footage for entertainment purposes.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • According to the Navy, this approach can help nontraditional defense companies move technologies from research and development toward procurement.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Reducing the death sentences could help him in a primary with a Democratic base of like-minded liberal voters, but potentially hurt him in a general election with a national electorate that supports capital punishment.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • She was elected twice to the Gardner Edgerton School District Board of Education, leaving halfway through her second term, along with other liberal school board members, after harassment from conservative parents.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Police are also looking into whether the suspect had any links to extremist groups or was working with anyone else, according to Kierwinski.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There was relative stability in Deir Jarir, a town of some 6,000 northeast of Ramallah, residents say, before extremist neighbors moved in and began descending weekly to terrorize the community below, with near-total impunity.
    — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • New progressive voices on Capitol Hill, buoyed by midterm wins and stronger numbers, promise to make a lot of noise about delivering on AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mamdani, who rose to the national spotlight through his mayoral campaign in 2025, flexed his influence in the primaries by endorsing three progressive House candidates in deep-blue New York City districts.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Llerandi, Saiti and Bautista all support a slate of progressive, antiestablishment Democratic candidates in Michigan who are pledging to shake up the status quo.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For many, the former Harvard professor was the face of the psychedelic revolution — brilliant but manic, addictive, paranoid, nihilistic, and antiestablishment.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • While traditional rut stands work just fine during the peak rut, other unorthodox spots can, too.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Bowie had intended Hemmings’ film from Earls Court, in London, to play in unorthodox spaces, such as live venues, as an alternative to touring himself, The Guardian notes.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Jason Kanzler took an unconventional path to becoming the Seattle Mariners' new manager.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • His unconventional independent campaign is buoyed not only by his resume but also by his fundraising.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Nonconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconservative. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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