as in liberalism
a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies
an ardent opponent of socialism
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Recent Examples of socialism
Does the Democratic National Committee seriously think the entire country now embraces socialism as a result?
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Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
But taking a step back, Trump ran on a core message of fighting socialism, bringing down prices, boosting blue collar jobs, getting America’s finances in order, staying out of wars and taking a hard line on immigration.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
The survey found they are torn between favoring capitalism or socialism.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The precocious Sun says he was captivated by the American tycoon’s lessons in cutthroat competition, showmanship and, of course, ego—anathema in a society steeped in the principles of Confucianism and Chinese socialism.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
But taking a step back, Trump ran on a core message of fighting socialism, bringing down prices, boosting blue collar jobs, getting America’s finances in order, staying out of wars and taking a hard line on immigration.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
The survey found they are torn between favoring capitalism or socialism.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The precocious Sun says he was captivated by the American tycoon’s lessons in cutthroat competition, showmanship and, of course, ego—anathema in a society steeped in the principles of Confucianism and Chinese socialism.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socialism
liberalism
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Yet what Grant didn’t foresee is that this kind of liberalism could form an effective resistance against Yankee imperialism.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
2 July 2025
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Conservatives, by contrast, paint liberalism as a cultural leviathan that has trampled traditional values underfoot.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialism. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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