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Recent Examples of progressivism
But, the Democratic Party has a more fundamental conundrum based on a contradiction that lies at the heart of progressivism itself.
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Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
At the same time, Western progressivism has its own obvious illiberal features, European countries under notionally liberal governments are busy suppressing free expression and sometimes democracy itself, and the tensions of multiculturalism may make the European order more unstable than our own.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Many of these voters, particularly those living outside coastal urban cores, responded to Trump’s messaging on cultural identity, masculinity, national pride and resentment of elite progressivism.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Just watch Brad Lander, a beacon of progressivism in New York, passionately defend a status quo that marginalizes 1.1 million voters.
—John Opdycke, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
At the same time, Western progressivism has its own obvious illiberal features, European countries under notionally liberal governments are busy suppressing free expression and sometimes democracy itself, and the tensions of multiculturalism may make the European order more unstable than our own.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
Many of these voters, particularly those living outside coastal urban cores, responded to Trump’s messaging on cultural identity, masculinity, national pride and resentment of elite progressivism.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
Just watch Brad Lander, a beacon of progressivism in New York, passionately defend a status quo that marginalizes 1.1 million voters.
—John Opdycke, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressivism
Noun
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Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where did William’s progressiveness come from?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
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The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thoughtful provocations like his help keep liberalism from complacency.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Progressivism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressivism. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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