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being very far from the center of public opinion the baggy trousers that Amelia Bloomer introduced in the 1850s were considered a radical form of dress for women at the time

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noun

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Recent Examples of radical
Adjective
This is the radical Shia clerics who run that country. CBS News, 22 June 2025 The prospect of Iran’s radical Islamist regime obtaining a nuclear bomb has haunted American foreign policy for decades. The Editors, National Review, 22 June 2025
Noun
This surge is not merely the result of fringe radicals. Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 Washington saw Mandela not as a freedom fighter, but as a dangerous radical whose African National Congress (ANC) had links to Moscow. Time, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for radical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radical
Adjective
  • Performance impacts are a consideration too, including physiological and mental impacts for athletes competing in extreme heat or experiencing long breaks during play.
    Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • The evidence is overwhelming that links extreme heat and air pollution to climate change.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • For liberal leaning shows, that number shrinks significantly, around 1 million for MSNBC and 558,000 for CNN.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
  • It was joined by all the court's conservatives and liberal Justice Elena Kagan.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Colleagues, mentors and friends are wonderful sources of feedback.
    Kim Salem-Jackson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Favorite collections: Dior, Willy Chavarria, Craig Green, Lemaire and Officine Générale Best show format: The glorious city of Paris and its surroundings were on wonderful display this show season.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Warren’s identity as a doctor overlapped with his role as a revolutionary, Di Spigna says.
    Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
  • Many see the president's admiration for the song as an odd choice, given that the lyrics are sung from the point of view of French revolutionaries standing up against a powerful and corrupt ruling class.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Harrington had words with an NBC Analyst, prompting rabid reactions online.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • There’ve been some good ones over the past few years, but films like Rush, Ferrari and Ford v Ferrari haven’t drawn the kind of rabid audiences that show up to watch these races live.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mamdani, who espouses more progressive socialist-leaning views, wants to make New York City more affordable for all, paid for through more taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Despite representing a team that finished 11th in the most recent Liga F season, Jacinto finished in the top 10 for progressive passes (third, with 238), key passes (joint eighth, with 49), passes into the final third (fifth, with 221), and passes into the penalty area (seventh, with 43).
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.
    Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • That was the name of one of my great friends growing up in Brooklyn.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The early detection of viral RNA in wild bird droppings, sometimes preceding official poultry outbreaks, suggests that unconventional surveillance in these biologically rich but infrastructurally sparse areas could play a larger role in pandemic risk mitigation.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Now, in the weeks after its unconventional 22nd anniversary celebration, the label is set to launch one of its biggest — and most personal — compilations yet.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025

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“Radical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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