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progressivism

[pruh-gres-uh-viz-uhm] / prəˈgrɛs əˌvɪz əm /


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The proponents of this new set of first principles, most prominently among them the 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, called it progressivism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Instead, “Companion” is content with being a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Adomian publicly embraced progressivism and proudly celebrated LGBTQ+ identity at a time when gay marriage wasn’t yet legal in all 50 states.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

What follows upon these reflections is a rather ingenious form of historical progressivism in which the civilizing powers of the poet provide the principal justification for lyric poetry.

From An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients by Jackson, Wallace




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