ultraright

Definition of ultrarightnext

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Recent Examples of ultraright 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 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, 7 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultraright
Adjective
  • The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.
    Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Spain has been one of Israel's staunchest critics, electing to withdraw its ambassador to the country last month in protest of its actions in the Middle East.
    NBC News, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The move adds to longstanding concern among health experts that chaos and political interference under Kennedy—a staunch anti-vaccine activist who has long falsely maligned COVID-19 vaccines—is deeply undermining science at federal agencies and beyond.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The color palette changed so that the attire of the Cogsworth character — the Beast’s loyal majordomo who has been transformed into a clock — is now green rather than brown.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If New York City no longer loves TR, Medora has remained loyal.
    Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Spain and Italy have both denied America use of military bases in their territory; Britain, the erstwhile steadfast ally of America, wavered on the issue, too.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There’s something agonizingly beautiful in waiting—in longing, in steadfast desire.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Warner is the most faithful studio for Cannes.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The Wolverines faithful in the crowd went ballistic, knowing how much that basket meant considering what UConn has been able to do in this tournament.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • New York, every pair of true-blue jeans and oversize blazer and painfully gaudy luxe apartment faithfully reproduced.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Easy to dress up or down, this silhouette still reads polished, especially in a classic true-blue wash like this one.
    Belle Bakst, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Ultraright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraright. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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