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reformer

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Recent Examples of reformer The original Pilates reformer developed around the 1920s is typically wood, smaller and uses a single sliding platform. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 The next year, a French humanist and religious reformer named Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and his associates produced a New Testament in French. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Mat work, the classic reformer, the Cadillac and the barrel build strength and range of motion. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 This wall unit, made up of springs, bars, and straps, is similar to a reformer but with a vertical frame. — Maggie Donahue, Health, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reformer

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Fields, who describes herself as a progressive, is seeking to create more affordable housing options countywide, and to enact stronger tenant and homeowner protections.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Even for a party accustomed to searing debates between progressives and moderates, the schism over Israel has been blistering.

— Steve Peoples, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of progressive

Noun

The move followed the ousting in a wider government reshuffle last week of tech-savvy reformist Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, which brought out into the open the deep divisions in the Ukrainian defense leadership.

— Reuters, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Pezeshkian, a reformist within Iran’s theocracy, is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of reformist

Noun

Now the rot is right there on the surface; the people smiling are less likely to be clueless optimists than the people who are happy about the rot, or profiting from it.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
That gloom extends far beyond assessments of the current time period; the Post/Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans doubt their family's ability to improve their standard of living, outnumbering optimists by nearly 20 points.

— Emily Guskin, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of optimist

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The campaign, which has highlighted divides over support for Israel, is a show for moderates against progressives, insiders against outsiders and pragmatists against idealists.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
The Michigan Senate race is a must-hold seat for Democrats, and our political director, Averi Harper, traveled to the state where a fierce battle between moderates and progressives is playing out ahead of the primary this Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderate

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But lawmakers appear to be turning to the provisions as a means of transitioning away from that model and toward what proponents, including Netanyahu, describe as a mutually beneficial defense partnership.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Although proponents say the substances help with weight loss, energy and muscle mass, and often cite research that has been done solely on animals or on a very small number of humans, no one knows for certain how or when it should be used in humans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

As the conservative foil to liberal do-gooder Sandy, his wife Kirsten Cohen (played by Kelly Rowan) was a better representation of the upper-crust Newport Beach population in many ways.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Their Tom and Jerry are each rescued by do-gooders who eventually fall in love.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 June 2026

Definition of do-gooder

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In his first letter to the Corinthians in the New Testament, the apostle Paul describes bringing together members of the early Christian community across economic divides to share everything in common.

— Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Camino de Santiago blends history, spirituality and scenery on the route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the resting place of the apostle Saint James.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of apostle

Noun

The actress, best known for Pollyanna and the original version of The Parent Trap, appeared on the Rosebud podcast with Gyles Brandreth, alongside sister Juliet Mills.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Doom and gloom always sells better than Pollyanna—but Pollyanna turns out to be more accurate, on average, in the long run.

— Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of Pollyanna

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