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Recent Examples of pragmatism
The administration also defended a waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil to India waiver is motivated by pragmatism.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Instead, what Di Felice was more broadly after was pragmatism.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Brighton away, where Arsenal’s closest title challengers City were beaten earlier in the season, feels like a place for pragmatism in motion, not poetry.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Principles versus pragmatism Working with the military has been controversial among some technology workers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Instead, what Di Felice was more broadly after was pragmatism.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Brighton away, where Arsenal’s closest title challengers City were beaten earlier in the season, feels like a place for pragmatism in motion, not poetry.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Principles versus pragmatism Working with the military has been controversial among some technology workers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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Tuason didn’t just want to use that power for realism, but for demonic evil.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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The filmmaker, known for marrying smart social commentary with weirdly believable magical realism, appears to be doubling down on what’s working for him.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gender Queer shows struggle without despair, confusion without cynicism, and growth without tidy conclusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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And in a social media obsessed society often reduced to a cacophony of complaints, the back-to-back American League Cy Young award winner should be spared the cynicism that, regardless of his choice, is certain to come his way.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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