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Recent Examples of reformer
Radical reformers hoping to see the possibility of a female monarch in the future will almost certainly be disappointed, but the women of the imperial family do stand to gain from the reforms.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The reformers contend that a project’s opponents weaponize the broad requirements in CEQA to try to stop the developments, including homeless shelters and a food bank in recent years, for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
There’s also a gym with Peloton bikes, rowing machines, free weights, as well as a separate yoga and Pilates studio with a reformer.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Bragg entered office as a liberal reformer but has since distanced himself from the movement that helped put him into power.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The reformers contend that a project’s opponents weaponize the broad requirements in CEQA to try to stop the developments, including homeless shelters and a food bank in recent years, for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
There’s also a gym with Peloton bikes, rowing machines, free weights, as well as a separate yoga and Pilates studio with a reformer.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Bragg entered office as a liberal reformer but has since distanced himself from the movement that helped put him into power.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
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Other progressives politicians should copy the spirit of that and reimagine a winning coalition in their city, state or district.—
Lincoln Mitchell,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Yet in California, even though progressives dominate local and state government, the equity argument has long been inexplicably ignored.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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What the optimists did not foresee was that power could eventually shift back.—
SARAH BUSH,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Projected over 162 games, that’s a 94-win clip — a total that would surprise even the most wild-eyed optimists about the potential of the Giants in the first year of Buster Posey taking over as the president of baseball operations.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Mamdani, a progressive, now heads to the general election, where some moderates are hoping another more centrist candidate could emerge.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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The White House hosted several groups of House Republicans for talks, including moderates and hardliners who opposed the bill in its revised form.—
Erin Doherty,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
2 July 2025
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The legendary rapper was quickly cremated, which his mother was a proponent of, but Knight stated that Pac had different plans for his funeral.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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Much like Gen Z, who are proponents of manifesting success, King agrees that there’s power in thinking positively.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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But at the end of last season, her ne’er-do-well son, Oscar (Blake Ritson), lost her fortune in a scam, while Nixon’s do-gooder, Ada, received a surprise windfall, inheriting money from a now-dead husband, played by Robert Sean Leonard.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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The civic do-gooders at CTBA, as it’s known, are pushing a complicated solution to Illinois’ ongoing pension crisis.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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The apostles are alarmed, but Jesus understands his destiny is coming.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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In a doctrinal publication issued on the topic, NAR apostle Lou Engle articulated that position.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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Your options aren’t only ‘cynical’ or ‘naïve’ The opposite of a cynic is a Pollyanna.—
Stav Ziv,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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The breweries invite everyone to a celebration including the first opportunity to taste the new beer at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling at 106 S. Riverside Ave.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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His trajectory in the music industry went from concert promoter and artist manager to entrepreneur who launched Absolute Merch with no funding in 2012.—
Andrea Zarczynski,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Just hours after tickets went on sale Thursday (June 26) for the legendary rock band’s 2025 stadium tour, promoter TEG Van Egmond has announced second dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane due to overwhelming demand.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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