as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
an individualist who steadfastly refuses to do what everyone else is doing
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Recent Examples of individualist
This season, the Yankees have embraced right-hander Marcus Stroman and left fielder Alex Verdugo, two players who, like Chisholm, occasionally come off as individualists.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The ultimate in sailing chic, Wally Yachts are streamlined, high tech, luxurious high-performance boats that appeal to the sophisticated individualist who is passionate about sailing.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
More than a century later, such forays have matured into an individualist morality that has become widespread.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
But at least the trash-talking, optimistic and individualist Eloise is back, after she was subdued by her rift with Penelope this year.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
The ultimate in sailing chic, Wally Yachts are streamlined, high tech, luxurious high-performance boats that appeal to the sophisticated individualist who is passionate about sailing.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
More than a century later, such forays have matured into an individualist morality that has become widespread.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
But at least the trash-talking, optimistic and individualist Eloise is back, after she was subdued by her rift with Penelope this year.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualist
Noun
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Overall, there were palpable achievements, not a few of which involved reminding Americans of the importance of core structural values as the maverick extremes of political discourse exploded in their influence.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Kai Havertz’s finishing, for example, or Kylian Mbappe’s work rate, or the gradual erosion of Jack Grealish’s maverick edge.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The late 13th century paintings were whitewashed following a mid-15th-century fire at the cathedral and subsequently boxed behind woodwork by 1786, which protected them from iconoclasts and vandalization during the French Revolution.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
4 Jan. 2025
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And when iconoclasts do emerge, in the literal form of Rhodes scholars demanding that a statue of the man whose munificence and foresight funded their ticket into the global elite be taken down?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
1 June 2024
Noun
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All of the victims have been loners with no friends or family ties.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2025
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Today, one of the primary worries are loners whose rantings online are fed by others who are like-minded.—
Adam Geller,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Individualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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