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a way of saying something that is particular to the present day; a modern speech form
modernisms like "blog" and "life hack"
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Recent Examples of modernism
The Guggenheim Bilbao will present a major survey show dedicated to Tarsila do Amaral (b. 1886; d. 1973), a key figure of Brazilian modernism whose work is also being featured in Brasil!
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Lebedev is more in line with the lessons of modernism and postmodernism than literary yarn-weavers like yours truly.
—Boris Fishman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Two new shows have been installed in the museum’s entrance galleries, one focusing on historical modernism and the other on conceptual work.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Fresh off Hitchcock’s Psycho, which was released the year prior, cinematographer John L. Russell capably bends the clean lines of mid-century modernism into the jagged and pointed ones of Expressionism.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Lebedev is more in line with the lessons of modernism and postmodernism than literary yarn-weavers like yours truly.
—Boris Fishman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Two new shows have been installed in the museum’s entrance galleries, one focusing on historical modernism and the other on conceptual work.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Fresh off Hitchcock’s Psycho, which was released the year prior, cinematographer John L. Russell capably bends the clean lines of mid-century modernism into the jagged and pointed ones of Expressionism.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modernism
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Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
21 Jan. 2020
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That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame.—
A.O. SCOTT,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2018
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During his first term, Trump tried to rescind a waiver that allowed California to pursue car emissions standards stricter than the federal government’s.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump campaigned for a second term last year on tax cuts totaling $6 trillion over the next 10 years.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Pepperberg demonstrated that Alex asked questions, performed simple addition and, in a few instances, coined neologisms.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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As a host, Scherzinger could play the eager theater kid to the likes of the intimidating Simon Cowell, throwing out neologisms like schamazing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2024
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Every language has its dialects, and each dialect can have its unique spin on colloquialisms.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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There is even a colloquialism for those who curry favor among the moneyed on the island of Palm Beach.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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This is, however, the phrase’s first appearance in a daily Times crossword.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the reason was strictly to choose joy, which is a phrase that’s been on my lock screen for the last two years, for personal life and work life.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Overall, Roman coinage comes with a variety of portraiture and other imagery, but every image and portrait has a purpose for whoever is deciding what to produce for the general Roman public.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the South Asian community has put down roots over the decades, so have the organizations devoted to creating third places – a coinage by sociologist Ray Oldenburg for the places where people can gather, socialize and bond outside work and school.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Even now, with no way to hide behind my usual euphemisms or analogies, emoting still feels at times too frank and candid.—
Hannah Seo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Onscreen talent will discuss how their work are expressions of modern masculinity.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Observers also noted contrasts in the reserved expressions of Democratic leaders, sparking curiosity at dynamics at play.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Modernism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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