as in hostility
tendency to extend power or control over others especially through the use of force
Violent conquer of other nations is one extreme form of imperialism.
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Recent Examples of imperialism
Yet there was a major strand in Japanese political thought that set Japanese imperialism in this period apart from earlier European colonialisms and the expansionist activities of Nazi Germany and Italy.
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Waiyee Loh, JSTOR Daily, 2 July 2025
This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
People who live in Vietnam, however, are more likely to view it as a symbol of American imperialism, and as nationalistic sentiment here has swelled in recent years, evoking the Golden State has become a shorthand of sorts to criticize those opponents.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Absorbed by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, and occupied for nearly 50 years (until 1991), the three Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—understand Russian imperialism better than almost anyone except maybe Ukraine.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Waiyee Loh, JSTOR Daily, 2 July 2025
This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
People who live in Vietnam, however, are more likely to view it as a symbol of American imperialism, and as nationalistic sentiment here has swelled in recent years, evoking the Golden State has become a shorthand of sorts to criticize those opponents.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Absorbed by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II, and occupied for nearly 50 years (until 1991), the three Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—understand Russian imperialism better than almost anyone except maybe Ukraine.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperialism
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Advertisement Yet Indo-Pak relations haven’t always been defined by hostility alone.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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In addition, citizenship can be revoked if an individual commits certain actions, including treason, serving in a foreign military engaged in hostilities against the U.S., or renouncing citizenship.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Both cited trade deadline aggression from general manager Brian Cashman as their reason for picking the Yankees.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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Gone is the bulky cladding, revealing the raw aggression of the Wilbers chassis, boxer engine, and extra-long swingarm.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 July 2025
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And how Russian composers, those who stayed and those who left, dealt with militarism, nationalism and the threat of repression has never felt more relevant.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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German-speaking people sought new opportunities, refuge from crop failure and liberty from oppression stemming from militarism to stamp out revolutions in the 1840s.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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India's jingoism and war hysteria should be a source of serious concern for the world.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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As for the Russian soldiers, their remarks are a mix of jingoism and resignation.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Imperialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperialism. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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