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Recent Examples of pragmatism
These are the voters who reward purity over pragmatism.
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Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
And what Gavin Newsom understands is that performative pragmatism is not the response.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This marks a significant shift away from the team’s prior strategy for midseason roster management, embracing pragmatism to take a step (however small) backward with the intention of long-term improvement.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This nuclear comeback represents a triumph of pragmatism over ideology.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
And what Gavin Newsom understands is that performative pragmatism is not the response.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
This marks a significant shift away from the team’s prior strategy for midseason roster management, embracing pragmatism to take a step (however small) backward with the intention of long-term improvement.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This nuclear comeback represents a triumph of pragmatism over ideology.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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Some considered the work abstract and dreamlike, while others went for high realism.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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The other demands external realism.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Paul had no patience for cynicism masquerading as wisdom.—
Chelsea Clinton,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
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Trump owes at least some of his appeal to that cynicism.—
David French,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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