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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpat
Adjective
  • In recent years, DEI has become a social and political lightning rod for lawmakers, corporate leaders and conservative activists who have sought to cast such initiatives as unfair and even racist, with some emboldened by the Supreme Court’s gutting of affirmative action.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
  • At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders will vote on a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, that would require the company to report on any potential risks diversity programs could pose to profits.
    Nell Gallogly, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump himself will address the nation with the traditional inaugural address.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Perhaps football reinforces traditional gender norms.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Around the same historical period, Israel instituted a divided education system based on nationality and religious observance, with four distinct school streams: Jewish secular, orthodox and ultra-orthodox schools taught primarily in Hebrew, and Arab schools taught in Arabic.
    Ayala Hendin, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Victorian Society of New York, which is often highly orthodox and disdainful about these kinds of changes, also came out in favor.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As Trump prepares to move from Mar-a-Lago to the White House Monday, these loyal supporters are among those celebrating his return.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Prior to its official foray into international markets, loyal overseas customers consistently generated annual sales volumes of $4.1 million to $5.5 million, accounting for 3 percent of its total annual sales.
    Li Jun, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As much or more than anyone else, tech zealots who made their fortunes in the industry have to answer for our political climate of brazen corruption and cheap, viral, reactionary hate.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Experts say those efforts are critical at this time of transition since the Mexican government’s response to the uptick in deportations over the past 15 years has been reactionary – and this wave could set records.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Standpat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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