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Recent Examples of egalitarian
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But make no mistake: There are inescapable tradeoffs between the pursuit of excellence and a focus on purely egalitarian outcomes.
—Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Its egalitarian principles are seen in America’s founding documents, and its roots lie in landmark 20th-century efforts such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action policies, as well as movements for racial justice, gender equity, disability rights, veterans and immigrants.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Sometimes liberals have appeared to favor egalitarian policies like affirmative action that challenge some people’s sense of fairness.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
But Musk’s behavior and rhetoric do not track with the egalitarian principles these interests would suggest.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
But make no mistake: There are inescapable tradeoffs between the pursuit of excellence and a focus on purely egalitarian outcomes.
—Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Its egalitarian principles are seen in America’s founding documents, and its roots lie in landmark 20th-century efforts such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act and affirmative action policies, as well as movements for racial justice, gender equity, disability rights, veterans and immigrants.
—Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Sometimes liberals have appeared to favor egalitarian policies like affirmative action that challenge some people’s sense of fairness.
—Kevin M. Schultz, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egalitarian
Noun
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Lawler sought to burnish his image as a straight-talking problem solver who can work with everyone from Trump to Democrats to get things done.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Pope had revealed himself once more, as a restless democrat at heart.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Walker, who was governor from 2011 to 2019 when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers defeated his bid for a third term, has made a series of posts on X signaling interest in a potential new bid for the governor.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Most people in the racially diverse, heavily Democratic state capital of Tallahassee now have a white congressman living 100 miles away in Panama City.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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“Egalitarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egalitarian. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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