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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.
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E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
McDaniel and her advisers have pushed for some nonconservative outlets to host the party’s debates, arguing that many independent and Republican voters can be reached through these channels and that Republicans should not limit themselves to right-leaning outlets.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
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
The refusal of nonconservative networks and publications to report on the story of Hunter Biden’s Ukraine and China business shenanigans in October made clear that most journalists believed their primary obligation was to defeat Trump, not report the news.
—Jonathan Tobin, Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2020
E.j. Fagan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
McDaniel and her advisers have pushed for some nonconservative outlets to host the party’s debates, arguing that many independent and Republican voters can be reached through these channels and that Republicans should not limit themselves to right-leaning outlets.
—Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
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
The refusal of nonconservative networks and publications to report on the story of Hunter Biden’s Ukraine and China business shenanigans in October made clear that most journalists believed their primary obligation was to defeat Trump, not report the news.
—Jonathan Tobin, Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonconservative
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Green Berets are training alongside Mexico’s elite marine infantry units in conventional and nonconventional combat techniques.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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After building two lucrative businesses, the serial entrepreneur and attorney set her sights on ensuring her family was also a success in a nonconventional way.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2024
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But the state is also being forced to consider nontraditional water sources while staring down the impending water shortage.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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That means lots of bratwurst, plenty of beer and traditional and nontraditional tunes from the Zicke Zacke Band.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The actress has been a lifelong supporter of liberal and progressive causes, from transgender rights to electing more women to political office.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mellon, who once supported liberal social initiatives, later shifted toward conservative views, expressing criticism of large federal welfare programs.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Security analyst Nnamdi Obasi, a senior adviser at the International Crisis Group think tank, explained that while extremist groups have wreaked havoc against both Christians and Muslims in the northeast of Nigeria, bandit groups have terrorized predominantly Muslim communities in the northwest.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The historically Black church that Lamar leads this year was awarded control of the trademark for the name and logos of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist hate group, that was convicted of vandalizing the church in 2020.—
Mara Williams,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hamida’s decision not to go to India comes with the recognition that the return of thousands of abducted women to their families wasn’t an indication that society was suddenly progressive.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The actress has been a lifelong supporter of liberal and progressive causes, from transgender rights to electing more women to political office.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 1960s marked a significant pivot in cultural mores, from the adherence to convention both socially and stylistically at the dawn of the decade to the age of antiestablishment fervor and personal empowerment as the period progressed.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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They have been weakened by rising antiestablishment beliefs on the left and the right, notably among younger voters, and by the sentiment that parties are not as essential to ideas or governing anymore.—
Adam Nagourney,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 May 2020
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Nash had an unorthodox solution to Goldberg’s giggles.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent oversaw a series of unorthodox steps aimed at stabilizing Argentine assets after the peso had plunged in the wake of Milei’s party suffering a stinging defeat in a key provincial ballot last month.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to Rusch, the family has always done things in an unconventional way because of her and Thiemo’s careers.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her songs—influenced by rock, punk, and reggae—are striking and confident and cathartic, but unconventional in ways that challenge the casual listener.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Nonconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconservative. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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