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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Though Reiner, a lifelong liberal, disagreed with Kirk's conservative beliefs, the filmmaker's remarks about the incident emphasized the importance of nonviolence.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Dec. 2025 -
Underly, a liberal, was reelected last year to a second term as state superintendent with strong support from teacher unions and state Democrats.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Notably, Hotel Cambridge was designed by the Hungarian Brazilian architect Francisco Beck as a luxurious seventeen-story tower that traded his early Art Deco style for a Brazilian mid-century modernist aesthetic of clean lines, elegant curves, and modular windows.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Home to modernist maestros Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
11 Dec. 2025
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An excellent retailer for all things mid-century modern, 2Modern is offering up to 30% off on covetable finds from the likes of Audo Copenhagen, Fritz Hansen, Four Hands, and Gan Rugs.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
1 Dec. 2025
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Kumar’s book is particularly strong on the role the United States played in the creation of India’s agrarian modern.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film, widely considered to be a top contender for the best picture Oscar, follows a onetime revolutionary played by Leonardo DiCaprio who must revisit his old life after his daughter is kidnapped by a former foe.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The first generation of Iranian revolutionaries—including octogenarians like Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—have long fooled themselves about their future.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Ultramodernist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramodernist. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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