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Recent Examples of Synonyms for populists
socialists
Noun
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Democrats are both fighting to take back control of the House while progressives and socialists are also pushing for more control in Congress.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The new mayor is fond of his On the Waterfront rhetoric, and tends to suggest that, before the socialists came to power, city government was dismissive of the poor and working class.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Populists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populists. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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