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Recent Examples of pragmatism
Right now, Marchenkova’s pragmatism feels especially prescient.
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Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
In Europe, cutting-edge shopping services are crucial to gain customers’ trust, which relies more on concrete brand actions rather than storytelling, as overall pragmatism in purchasing habits prevail.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jane wisely believed that the best way to reach people was in a kind, nonjudgmental way, but beneath the pragmatism, there was a woman with strong convictions and even some controversial opinions.
—Lisa Wade, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
My dominant traits were a mix of earth, for pragmatism, and fire, for passion.
—Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
In Europe, cutting-edge shopping services are crucial to gain customers’ trust, which relies more on concrete brand actions rather than storytelling, as overall pragmatism in purchasing habits prevail.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jane wisely believed that the best way to reach people was in a kind, nonjudgmental way, but beneath the pragmatism, there was a woman with strong convictions and even some controversial opinions.
—Lisa Wade, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
My dominant traits were a mix of earth, for pragmatism, and fire, for passion.
—Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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Billed as an action crime drama, which gives a magical realism twist to a real-life figure.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Wyle credited the program with creating The Pitt’s sense of authenticity and realism.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The unironically chipper clown couldn’t sustain its sanitized image against a growing culture of cynicism.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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This cynicism inevitably besmirches players, coaches, and referees who have no ties to gambling.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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