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Recent Examples of pragmatism
One thing remains true: when both sides choose pragmatism over confrontation, deals happen.
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Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
On social media, hardline voices accused Hamas and Hezbollah of theological betrayal masked as political pragmatism.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
These examples underscore a key trend: while fully autonomous stores are becoming more common globally, most retailers — like Sam’s Club — are pursuing hybrid solutions that balance tech innovation with operational pragmatism.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The bedrock of net zero policy rests economic pragmatism, not idealism.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pragmatism
Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
On social media, hardline voices accused Hamas and Hezbollah of theological betrayal masked as political pragmatism.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
These examples underscore a key trend: while fully autonomous stores are becoming more common globally, most retailers — like Sam’s Club — are pursuing hybrid solutions that balance tech innovation with operational pragmatism.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The bedrock of net zero policy rests economic pragmatism, not idealism.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatism
Noun
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The acting is grounded in realism but the writing refuses to keep the characters under lock and key.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But Francis gravitated to the realism — even the populism — of a later painter with much less polish.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My hope is to be able to inspire them back off the brink of this sort of politics of cynicism and hate to a politics of hope and aspiration and investment in oneself and one's community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the changes around LGBTQ+ inclusion, 2021 restrictions on a certain traditionalist liturgy outraged a contingent of Catholics who developed a cynicism about Francis’ reforms mirroring that of the Second Vatican Council.—
Liam Adams,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Pragmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatism. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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