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Recent Examples of right-wing
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
The editorial takes pains to quote the school board, the board president and the Illinois Policy Institute, a right-wing and anti-labor organization, without any quotes from the association or its president.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Macri's circle continues pushing for an open break with Milei to lead right-wing opposition.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The changes occurred after the struggling restaurant chain faced days of intense backlash, primarily from right-wing influencers, over its new logo.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Antoni is the chief economist at the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank, a contributor to the right-wing policy blueprint Project 2025 and a critic of the agency.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
YouTube inked a deal to launch Herring Networks’ right-wing One America News (OAN) on YouTube TV in the fourth quarter of 2025.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Farage, a British right-wing populist, has been critical of the Online Safety Act, saying in July the act was already altering consumers’ feeds.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Fuentes is among the most popular streamers on Rumble, a right-wing platform similar to YouTube; his videos regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of views.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Several targets, especially for the right-wing-back role, turned them down.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
The editorial takes pains to quote the school board, the board president and the Illinois Policy Institute, a right-wing and anti-labor organization, without any quotes from the association or its president.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Macri's circle continues pushing for an open break with Milei to lead right-wing opposition.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The changes occurred after the struggling restaurant chain faced days of intense backlash, primarily from right-wing influencers, over its new logo.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Antoni is the chief economist at the right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank, a contributor to the right-wing policy blueprint Project 2025 and a critic of the agency.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
YouTube inked a deal to launch Herring Networks’ right-wing One America News (OAN) on YouTube TV in the fourth quarter of 2025.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Farage, a British right-wing populist, has been critical of the Online Safety Act, saying in July the act was already altering consumers’ feeds.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Fuentes is among the most popular streamers on Rumble, a right-wing platform similar to YouTube; his videos regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of views.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-wing
Noun
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Earlier this month, Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced the rightist Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup following his 2023 election loss.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Historians have pointed to Hodge’s early support of reactionary rightists, including industrialists, landlords, and businessmen—people who were associated with Japanese rule.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some conservatives would argue that this agenda has always been partisan, shaped by the woke ideology of the Democrats.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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The cancellation comes as social conservatives continue to shine a public light on what children can read and be taught.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Still, Scherzinger was fascinated with the way the enfant terrible’s brain worked and his ability to attract a new generation of theatergoers to London’s once-stodgy West End.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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One team looked sloppy, stodgy, prone to silly penalties, indifferent to tackling and mentally soft.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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The home side leaving right-winger Lamine Yamal high against centre-back Willian Pacho meant Jules Kounde, their right-back, had to make a big sprint to get out to Mendes — defending full-back versus full-back.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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Japan’s Parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, with stocks hitting record highs in response to the right-winger’s win.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Poking out of the vertical wall of a cutbank in a seasonally dry river was a vertebra – part of the backbone – and some ossified tendons.—
Paul C. Sereno,
The Conversation,
24 Oct. 2025
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Really late developers, who might not be fully grown until around 20 or 21, could be 25 before their apophyseal sites are fully ossified.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s also an argument — and maybe this is just one for traditionalists — that football is also supposed to be, on some level, a test of individual stamina and adaptability.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Her house has the latest records from the ‘70s, early ‘80s, and more folkloric, traditionalist facets….—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Right-wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-wing. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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