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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Lee, a liberal who espouses improved ties with North Korea, didn't specifically comment on the threats posed by the North.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026 -
Lee, a liberal who espouses improved ties with North Korea, did not specifically comment on the threats posed by the North.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 May 2026
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Shot mostly in the Canary Islands with the region’s searing, glaring Tropic-of-Cancer-adjacent light, freakishly black, volcanic soil and groovy mid-century-modernist buildings, the film suggests a future where the worst climactic disasters have been avoided.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Yes, remarks those catty modernists made about their host could be less than savory, but Stein wasn’t bothered.—
Emily Cox,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Today, supposedly sophisticated moderns have laundered Moloch’s dark faith into militarism, imperialism, and capitalism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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For Göransson and Nolan, the ancient and the modern are not so far apart.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Al Pacino plays a CIA operative orchestrating a covert plan to eliminate the Cuban revolutionary.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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“Ultramodernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramodernist. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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