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The bio also includes the late congressman's philosophy on government.
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Samsung treated the television as the centerpiece to a room, a philosophy the company continues today with screens that could pass for art when not in use.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Her guiding rule has given her a good life with her teenaged daughter, a job as a philosophy tutor, and a coven of friends.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The questions for the Washington Commanders’ next offensive coordinator can be about philosophies and systems and tenets and all the buzzwords associated with getting 11 players to move the ball effectively.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Samsung treated the television as the centerpiece to a room, a philosophy the company continues today with screens that could pass for art when not in use.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Her guiding rule has given her a good life with her teenaged daughter, a job as a philosophy tutor, and a coven of friends.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The questions for the Washington Commanders’ next offensive coordinator can be about philosophies and systems and tenets and all the buzzwords associated with getting 11 players to move the ball effectively.
—Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for philosophy
ideology
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Earlier protests demonstrated many Iranians’ opposition to the theocracy’s hard-line ideology, its insistence on the hijab, its control of media and education, its general brutality.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela had a vibrant democratic society prior to the rise of Chavismo, the political ideology named for Chávez, who came to power less than 30 years ago.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Philosophy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philosophy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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