progressivism

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as in progressiveness

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Recent Examples of progressivism And next door to the west of Wisconsin in Minnesota, Flanagan can point to a 20-point primary win to suggest that progressivism is the way to go this year. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Today, the church’s messaging on religious freedom, at least in the United States, usually concerns protecting beliefs that clash with secular progressivism and LGBTQ+ protections. — Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026 On one side is progressivism, focused on redistribution and social inequality. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 Would Republicans broaden their coalition first through economic progressivism? — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for progressivism
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  1. progressiveness
  2. liberalism
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  • Unlike Chakrabarti, Wiener has also been a part of San Francisco’s insular community for decades, and has his own base of support — though he is considered a moderate to Chakrabarti’s progressiveness.
    — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • But conventional explanations emphasizing liberalism’s association with economic development and the rise of a middle class cannot fully account for ideological shifts.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Progressivism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressivism. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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