Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressives
Noun
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Some liberals warned that centrists who cut a deal with Republicans to fund the government without a viable plan for extending health insurance subsidies would face a political backlash.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Mamdani’s unlikely rise gives credence to Democrats who have urged the party to embrace more progressive candidates instead of rallying behind centrists in hopes of winning back swing voters who have abandoned the party.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mamdani’s win is not representative of mainstream Democrats and certainly not of moderates in middle America.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sliwa’s path to victory is narrow in the overwhelmingly Democratic city, resting on his ability to secure the GOP vote with his tough-on-crime message and Noo Yawk attitude, while picking up moderates who don’t want to elevate Mamdani or return Cuomo to power.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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