as in liberal
a person with very modern ideas
an ultramodernist in interior decoration, she freely uses materials that are recognizably man-made to achieve a look that enthusiastically embraces the 21st century
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Noun
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Merz is a conservative Atlanticist and unapologetic economic liberal.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026 -
This year, the party has another chance to try something other than nominating a conventional liberal who loses and then gets to run an NGO.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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But there’s also rare Togo Fireside chairs in a deep tobacco color, the classic Eames lounge chair, and a moody brown Ellison Studios Muse sofa inspired by the Italian modernists of the 1970s.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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Warner Lewis, Brown Harris Stevens, (212) 381-6590 Chicago The 1913 Lincoln Street Bath House, once a municipal washing place when indoor plumbing was rare, is now a six-bedroom modernist home with a children’s room featuring an elevated platform storage bed and a play loft.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
24 Feb. 2026
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Customers appreciate how the table complements a range of aesthetics, from classic modern to farmhouse.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2026
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Buried beneath Milan’s rush to the modern from the Middle Ages — just beyond the Duomo Cathedral, which was begun in 1386, is the massive 15th Century Sforza Castle — lies a more recent history the city would just as soon forget.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Supporters call his work revolutionary.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The eighteenth-century revolutionary’s horse remained, riderless, backgrounded by bright-green leaves and a tangy blue sky.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Ultramodernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramodernist. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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