REFORMISTS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

reformists

noun

plural of reformist

as in proponents

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Noun

School choice proponents often say the rapid increase in participation only shows the enormous demand for such programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
There are obvious health risks with this process, despite the insistence by a lot of gray market proponents that everything is safe.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of proponents

Noun

But advocates for people in poverty warned that the gains might be short-lived.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
On social media and in legal filings, animal advocates complain that the 50-block zone in downtown Los Angeles that’s home to thousands of unhoused people is an epicenter of animal neglect and cruelty.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocates

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Some of the nations attending the meeting in western Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region, such as Poland and Romania, have been staunch supporters of Ukraine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The case drew national attention and became racially charged, with supporters of Anthony criticizing the lack of Black jurors and calling for his acquittal, while supporters of the Metcalf family gathered outside the courthouse seeking justice.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of supporters

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Bethsaida, close to Jesus' ministry in Capernaum, was once the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of apostles

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Avsec said AlphaGenome works well for some classes of variant, such as those affecting splicing or promoters, but can miss others, particularly in enhancers.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
At the time, there was no real professional scene for female fighters, with the major promoters not seeing any commercial value in it.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoters

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Dohrn, who is the son of the longtime radicals Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers and who has taught for several years at Northwestern University, certainly has enjoyed a catbird’s seat on the culture wars of academia.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of radicals

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From Highland Park listening bars Gold Line and Palomino to his KCRW show, Chris Manak champions deep listening and human curation amid streaming-era oversaturation and increasingly precarious touring and nightlife economies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Lacascade champions setting the standard of inclusive innovation.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of champions

Noun

Saudi diplomats had notified US lawmakers in August of a breakdown in political channels with the Houthis and the rebels’ plans to escalate against the kingdom, and sought Washington’s backing to push back, the source said.

— Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Government forces have reclaimed territory from the Houthis in the provinces of Hodeida and Taiz, and attacked the rebels in the northern province of Jawf as well as the central provinces of Marib and Bayda.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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