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Recent Examples of pragmatist
Lula, a diplomatic pragmatist, has historically demonstrated a willingness to make concessions if talks are conducted in good faith and premised on mutual respect.
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
But if Postecoglou is a staunch ideologue, Frank is a proud pragmatist.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
More like a pragmatist, according to one of his close associates from the time.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
But if Postecoglou is a staunch ideologue, Frank is a proud pragmatist.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
More like a pragmatist, according to one of his close associates from the time.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatist
Noun
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Ever the geopolitical realist, the Chinese president will know Modi’s presence at his banquet was opportunistic at best, and doesn’t indicate the start of a beautiful friendship.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Even John Mearsheimer, the leading realist voice on Ukraine, concedes these demands are non-negotiable—but deeply unacceptable to Kyiv and its allies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Put the kibosh on quiet cracking, those cynics insist.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Travis Kelce knows what the cynics might think of his relationship with Taylor Swift — two of the most famous people in America just happen to match up perfectly?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Pragmatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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