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Recent Examples of ideology
These endowments were meant to train gospel-proclaiming ministers, not to fund progressive ideology or elite academic fiefdoms.
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The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Police later learned that the four bombers had died in the explosion and were young men who had been radicalized by extremist ideology.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025
The American ideology of capitalist freedom was a solvent dissolving local cultures and national borders, homogenizing everything into a single mass of modern technological sameness.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
The party had not sought to distinguish itself from the Conservatives on the basis of ideology: both agreed on the necessity to rein in state spending, the primacy of the special relationship with Washington, and the need to cut migration.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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The Rev. Jake Dell, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Police later learned that the four bombers had died in the explosion and were young men who had been radicalized by extremist ideology.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025
The American ideology of capitalist freedom was a solvent dissolving local cultures and national borders, homogenizing everything into a single mass of modern technological sameness.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
The party had not sought to distinguish itself from the Conservatives on the basis of ideology: both agreed on the necessity to rein in state spending, the primacy of the special relationship with Washington, and the need to cut migration.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideology
Noun
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In recent years, Brazil has become increasingly fragmented, amplified by a widespread subscription to hateful doctrines, culture wars, anti-intellectualism, disinformation on social media, apocalyptic messaging, doomsday conspiracy theories, and ethno-religious identity politics.—
Emi Eleode,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The burial of a pope must precede a conclave, according to church doctrine.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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For Bashir, sustainable construction isn’t a marketing pitch but a core philosophy that shapes everything his company does.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Instead, Ferbert did the abandoning — not just of Elliott’s core philosophy but of the people who voted for her.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Such an unflappable creed is not synthesised with time or practice.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Political and cultural affiliation have declined, and the internet has enabled a new kind of community building and identity signaling, one that is anchored to consumption rather than creed.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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“Ideology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideology. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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