as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
under the leadership of its ultraconservative musical director, the symphony orchestra almost never played modern pieces
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Recent Examples of ultraconservative
In order to bring members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus on board, Republican leadership agreed to require lawmakers to find $2 trillion in federal cost savings over 10 years.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Seven ultraconservative Republicans withheld their vote, while another three voted for different candidates, enough to deny Johnson the speakership and plunge the House into a brief state of limbo.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Seven ultraconservative Republicans withheld their vote, while another three voted for different candidates, enough to deny Johnson the speakership and plunge the House into a brief state of limbo.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultraconservative
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In early April, House Speaker Mike Johnson huddled with a handful of conservative hardliners as the fate of President Donald Trump's most important second-term bill hung in the balance.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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But the Trump administration’s refugee program only offers relocation to Afrikaners, who are largely seen as holding conservative and Christian values that might align with the politics of the Trump administration.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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To stay competitive as water stress deepens across traditional and emerging production regions, the industry must decouple manufacturing from water use.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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For him, achieving a red carpet-worthy look is about doing your research, diving into traditional braid styles for different ceremonies, and giving credit to where that inspiration came from.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Historian William Dalrymple traces the current sectarian divisions to the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb, who shattered the empire’s religious pluralism by trying to impose orthodox Islam on the populace.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Ultraconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraconservative. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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