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Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-wing
Noun
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These fiscal conservatives in the House almost blocked passage of the budget blueprint over concerns that the package doesn't go far enough to cut spending.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025 -
None of them, a collection of swing-district conservatives from across Arizona, Colorado, California, Iowa, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, hosted in-person events that were open to the public.—
Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The stodgy economies of Japan and the UK have become the major holders.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Paul and Prue are legends, sure, but their tastes have gotten a bit stodgy.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2024
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Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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But sometimes brands need celebrities to bridge creative director appointments, and buy themselves time to find the right person.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Taking care of the following tasks in the next few weeks will save you time in the long run and will get your garden season started on the right foot.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jane and Kit stand on either side, looking dowdy in black dresses and veils (not really an Irish thing).—
Cullen Murphy,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Initially introduced in the 1980s in service of building a superior urban running shoe, the color continues to embody New Balance’s staunch dedication to craft, quality, and fearless independence, in every field.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
3 May 2025
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Rubio has largely eschewed his staunch advocacy of providing foreign aid and promoting democracy overseas since taking over the State Department, repeating a refrain that every policy or program should make America safer, stronger or more prosperous.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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“Right-wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-wing. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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