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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
But the move also speaks to the role African art played in French modernism, from Picasso’s Cubist forms to Modigliani’s masklike portraits.
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Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
His defense of biblical inerrancy against the modernism of mainstream Bible scholars had laid the intellectual foundation for the future of evangelical Protestantism.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
That book sought to understand why James, an abiding Francophile and a prescient admirer of French modernism, could not make a home for himself in Paris in the eighteen-seventies.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
His unique blend of modernism, spirituality and human scale has inspired fervent devotion and in recent years attracted high profile interventions by international artists.
—Kim Córdova, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
His defense of biblical inerrancy against the modernism of mainstream Bible scholars had laid the intellectual foundation for the future of evangelical Protestantism.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
That book sought to understand why James, an abiding Francophile and a prescient admirer of French modernism, could not make a home for himself in Paris in the eighteen-seventies.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
His unique blend of modernism, spirituality and human scale has inspired fervent devotion and in recent years attracted high profile interventions by international artists.
—Kim Córdova, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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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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Trump renegotiated the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico in his first term.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Burden is likely best suited to a slot role in most offenses, which isn’t a great fit for the Bills in terms of need, but there also seems like some untapped potential with a creative offensive playcaller.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In interviews, Twigs disbursed the meanings behind her neologism, her philosophy.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps that’s why we’ve been bombarded with so many neologisms to describe mind states, like brain rot, or Eusexua.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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That’s a phrase Sir Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager, is credited with introducing to the lexicon of English football.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The criticism of labor importation acquired new phrases by the turn of the 20th century.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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No need for foolishly wasting precious coinage on chicken scratching.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Treasurer serves as the custodian and trustee of the federal government's collateral assets and the supervisor of the department's currency and coinage production functions.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The phrase is typically a euphemism for leaving discreetly, often to use the restroom.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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After sixteen months of watching a genocide happen in real time—with more-or-less total support from Western governments, despite the euphemisms and justifications skillfully woven by headlines and political speeches—the contradiction is becoming harder to ignore.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, its exceptional white offerings are changing the narrative, showcasing the region’s potential to produce wines that are just as extraordinary in lighter, brighter expressions.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some expressions of Sauvignon Blanc also feature a wet stone or flint-like minerality.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Modernism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernism. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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