as in hostility
tendency to extend power or control over others especially through the use of force
Violent conquer of other nations is one extreme form of imperialism.
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Recent Examples of imperialism
But his sometimes romantic view of the continent is spiked with a poignant critique of imperialism.
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Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Putin will continue to hammer on about the existential threat that Western imperialism poses to Russia, and Russian disinformation will present the Nordic countries’ entry into the alliance as needless aggression.
—Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024
Between nerve-wracking chases and gruesome feeding frenzies, Bong skewers everything from American imperialism to environmental negligence.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
The populist left that led Latin America during the early decades of this century corralled regional anti-U.S. sentiment by invoking the bloody history of U.S. imperialism in the Americas.
—Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2024
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Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Putin will continue to hammer on about the existential threat that Western imperialism poses to Russia, and Russian disinformation will present the Nordic countries’ entry into the alliance as needless aggression.
—Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024
Between nerve-wracking chases and gruesome feeding frenzies, Bong skewers everything from American imperialism to environmental negligence.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
The populist left that led Latin America during the early decades of this century corralled regional anti-U.S. sentiment by invoking the bloody history of U.S. imperialism in the Americas.
—Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperialism
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Did the hostility between Administration and newspaper come back to haunt Nixon?John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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All Greeks were guaranteed safe passage traveling to or from the contests (though the popular idea that all inter-state hostilities ceased may be a myth).Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
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Russian Ruble Collapses As Putin's Economy in Trouble 9 Russia's currency has continued to plunge, adding to the country's economic turbulence and raising questions about the financial sustainability of Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Critics fear that Trump will be steamrolled by the former Soviet intelligence officer on Ukraine, on sanctions aimed at curbing Russian aggression, and on the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Japan's neighbors view Yasukuni, which commemorates 2.5 million war dead including war criminals, as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.MARI YAMAGUCHI AND KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Which, in turn, speaks to themes about post-WWII Japan and the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction, and Japan’s specific position and culture regarding militarism, weapons, the Cold War, and Japan’s uniquely evolved and radically shifted perspective and position on the world stage.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But this initial scrape between Magneto’s henchmen and Professor Xavier’s gifted youngsters somehow managed to be fun, set the tone for an entire genre, and use the witch hunt at the center of its plot to anticipate the jingoism that exploded across the United States in the aftermath of 9/11.Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
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Shaman, a singer whose pro-Kremlin jingoism has catapulted him to popularity amid wartime fervor, was scheduled to take the stage a day later.Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Imperialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperialism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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