progressives

plural of progressive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressives
Noun
  • Loyalists have defected, and centrists have veered right.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As of now, this hasn’t occurred, with the anti-Milei centrists representing a minority position ahead of the election.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement While many Republicans view the ACA subsidies as a temporary pandemic-era measure that should now lapse, a handful of GOP moderates in Congress have broken ranks.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know The poll shows that Spanberger leads among younger voters, women, non-white voters, college graduates, and moderates, while Earle-Sears holds advantages with older voters, men, white voters, and those without a college degree.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Progressives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressives. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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