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
  • But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 feet underground, safeguarded by thick walls and a sophisticated respirator system capable of providing clean air in case of conventional and nonconventional attacks.
    Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The number is especially sobering given that Ritter’s metric measures from the first-day closing price (which is almost always higher than the official offer price), and excludes nonconventional IPOs like reverse mergers.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Ferdon detailed how the crypto currency exchange became one of the biggest brands in the emerging world of nontraditional finance and banking options.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Policies often fail to address tokenized assets and nontraditional trading activity, while surveillance systems still rely primarily on traditional broker and exchange data, leaving much of the decentralized and on-chain environment unmonitored.
    Kelvin Dickenson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • The turmoil eased only after his liberal rival, Lee Jae Myung, won an early presidential election in June 2025.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Most of Swift’s celebrity friends lean liberal, but some of her country music friends have Republican ties.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
Adjective
  • The hacks targeted opioid manufacturers and an extremist organization.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Marine Le Pen succeeds her father as president of the National Front, launching a long-term effort to broaden the party’s appeal and distance it from its extremist image.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Adjective
  • In the Green New Deal discussion, though, this hypothetical meat ban effectively functioned as metaphorical shortcut for progressive political overreach.
    David Rooney, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • By the early 1990s, Eugene had earned itself a reputation as a beacon of progressive-minded irreverence, drawing a pungent mix of weirdos, iconoclasts, and freethinkers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • The scandals have led to protests in various parts of India, including demonstrations by a viral antiestablishment movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, demanding the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Jackson is betting that his outside pitch will win over antiestablishment conservatives.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Royals finish their unorthodox homestand, which was affected by the World Cup, with a rare Monday day game, then hit the road for a series in Baltimore and then New York.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • But McClintock—secular, skeptical, profoundly unorthodox—wasn’t seeking the holy.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Once regarded as one of baseball's better outfield prospects, Cameron has now taken an unconventional route back toward the majors.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Your 9th House of Higher Learning activates as the Moon conjoins unconventional Uranus there, inviting you to widen your view and experiment with a different path.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

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“Nonconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonconservative. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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