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Recent Examples of messianic
Syria had long been used to justify Russia’s messianic expansionism, and the fight against anti-Assad factions provided a template for Russian propaganda about Ukraine.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
And perhaps even more important in Silicon Valley than a messianic belief in AI is a terrible fear of missing out.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 July 2024
The team includes a real estate mogul with no diplomatic experience, a conservative religious leader who views Israel in messianic terms, and an Israel hawk relishing the prospect of taking on the international community.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
That assumption has given new fuel to the most expansionist—or even messianic—aspirations of Israel’s ascendant right wing, which hopes that, once the IDF obliterates its adversaries, all the naysayers might recognize the futility of trying to defeat Israel and, instead, pursue peace with it.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
And perhaps even more important in Silicon Valley than a messianic belief in AI is a terrible fear of missing out.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 July 2024
The team includes a real estate mogul with no diplomatic experience, a conservative religious leader who views Israel in messianic terms, and an Israel hawk relishing the prospect of taking on the international community.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
That assumption has given new fuel to the most expansionist—or even messianic—aspirations of Israel’s ascendant right wing, which hopes that, once the IDF obliterates its adversaries, all the naysayers might recognize the futility of trying to defeat Israel and, instead, pursue peace with it.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
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Though less zealous than Vance or Burch, Trump administration nominees Linda McMahon for education secretary and Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador are Catholic or have a Catholic background.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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They were drawn to subjects who were natural performers—the producer Joseph E. Levine, the Beatles—but were zealous about upholding vérité values.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet these technologies mostly proved impractical for broader application.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, there are too many impractical design details.—
Adrienne So,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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More:Hegseth tells Europe a return to Ukraine's pre-Russia invasion borders is 'unrealistic' That means that, if Ukraine became a NATO member, Russia's attacks on the country would would put the entire alliance – most of Europe – at war with Russia, potentially kickstarting a world war.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Kingdom appears to have moved on from an unrealistic foreign policy approach towards the region, and instead seems to be using its leverage and embracing diplomacy as a tool for regional stability and strategic influence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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That’s a socialist utopian fantasy as shown by Canada, where wait times to get procedures averaged 30 weeks in 2024.—
John Seiler,
Orange County Register,
7 Feb. 2025
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Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.—
John Fund,
National Review,
4 Feb. 2025
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The opening of the gift was a sentimental moment for more reasons than one.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Memories are attached to sentimental objects as the moon and Mercury harmonize!—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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