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Recent Examples of pragmatism
In these circumstances, pragmatism has merit.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The American guarantee could force Doha to choose, once and for all, the West over Islamists, pragmatism over double games.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But will Republicans be able to summon the pragmatism to take advantage of this self-defeating Democratic disarray?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
While Ambassador Leaf highlighted his pragmatism, his true intentions as the new leader of Syria remain murky.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The American guarantee could force Doha to choose, once and for all, the West over Islamists, pragmatism over double games.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But will Republicans be able to summon the pragmatism to take advantage of this self-defeating Democratic disarray?
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
While Ambassador Leaf highlighted his pragmatism, his true intentions as the new leader of Syria remain murky.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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While legislators grapple with the increasing prevalence and realism of deepfakes, individuals and organizations can take steps to protect themselves.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Developed at the Sam Spiegel Film Lab in Venice, the project blends social realism with visual poetry and, its makers say, an emotional precision.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For decades, they have been disillusioned by the cynicism, intellectual narrowness and greed of the corporate academy, which chose profit over principles while providing knowledge without conscience, skill without reflection, and schooling without heart.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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