nonrevolutionary

adjective

Definition of nonrevolutionarynext
as in traditional

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Recent Examples of nonrevolutionary Their school, an extension of conversations held in their kitchen, was designed to achieve that single, nonrevolutionary goal. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2022 But during the Cultural Revolution the genre was banned, along with other nonrevolutionary literature, and even science itself was subjected to ideological-purity tests. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrevolutionary
  1. traditional
  2. conventional
  3. central
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  • Upon landing in Samarkand on Sunday night, Rubio was warmly embraced by Uzbekistan’s foreign minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov, while two women clad in elaborate gold-and-black traditional dresses presented him with a bouquet.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In all these areas, the traditional aid system is falling short.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of traditional
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  • On the contrary, airpower remains the most potent piece of the United States’ conventional forces, as well as its main source of both deterrent capacity and warfighting advantage against conventional aggression by hostile states.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Alongside these are conventional effects plugins covering reverb, delay, chorus, compression, EQ, distortion/saturation, and pitch shifting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of conventional
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  • According to witnesses, residents were among the first to reach the school in a congested neighborhood in central Peshawar.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Corely said the greater central Oregon community is hurting after today's tragedy.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of central

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“Nonrevolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrevolutionary. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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