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as in reformist
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as in optimist
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Recent Examples of reformer
Sanders excelled and even accompanied Gutierrez to Washington, D.C., to give a speech to a group of educators, politicians and reformers.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
How to do it: Sit on a Pilates reformer short box with your feet flat on the reformer (tucked under a strap) hip-width apart.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
The reformers driving this movement believed in human progress, scientific management, the use of government power for the public good, and replacing political patronage with the hiring of experts.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Florence Kelley was a social reformer who campaigned against child labor and for a minimum wage.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
How to do it: Sit on a Pilates reformer short box with your feet flat on the reformer (tucked under a strap) hip-width apart.
—Danielle Zickl, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
The reformers driving this movement believed in human progress, scientific management, the use of government power for the public good, and replacing political patronage with the hiring of experts.
—Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Florence Kelley was a social reformer who campaigned against child labor and for a minimum wage.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reformer
Noun
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On the left, contemporary progressives have denounced the original progressive for his horrific opinions of black Americans.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nor will American progressives have an intellectual base from which to confront the huge challenges now facing the world, challenges that can be addressed only through cooperation among powerful states.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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This will be used as a proof point by both venture capital optimists and pessimists, as industry sentiment gets increasingly bifurcated.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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An optimist would say that the Hogs’ upcoming schedule at least offers some shot at getting back on track.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Senators raced ahead of the House as the lower chamber debated how to keep everyone from fiscal conservatives in the Freedom Caucus to moderates from swing districts happy.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Doing so would remove the progressive patina that may motivate the liberal base but repel moderates and independents.—
Matt Klink,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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The 43-year-old former football player has been a longtime, outspoken proponent of LGBTQ rights.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Indirect-cost rates are controversial: The proportion of NIH funding that has gone to them has grown over time, and proponents of trimming overhead argue that doing so would make research more efficient.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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As the conservative foil to liberal do-gooder Sandy, his wife Kirsten Cohen (played by Kelly Rowan) was a better representation of the upper-crust Newport Beach population in many ways.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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But in a twist, the social media do-gooder gave the boy the money too.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Constructed above the tomb of Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles, the altar is considered one of the holiest sites in Christianity.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The monastery was founded here in 874, at the site of one of the country’s first Christian churches, built in 305, following a dream a hermit-monk who’d lived for ten years on the island had about the 12 apostles.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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But isn’t the cynical explanation also the Pollyanna one?—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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My team and the promoters are already working on a new date to communicate to you.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Reformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reformer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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