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Recent Examples of populist
Another act had a mock Usha Vance singing about being a phony populist.
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Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years.
—Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years and is now the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Another act had a mock Usha Vance singing about being a phony populist.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
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Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years.
—Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The backdrop Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, has led Turkey as prime minister or president for more than 20 years and is now the longest-serving leader in the Turkish republic’s history.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Another act had a mock Usha Vance singing about being a phony populist.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populist
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That was demonstrated on the night before Newsom’s announcement when Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — two East Coast democratic socialists — attracted nearly 30,000 people at an anti-Trump rally in a Republican congressional district near Sacramento.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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But America’s regulated economy and social safety net didn’t just materialize after an invasion of socialists from Mars.—
Mark Green,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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