as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the standpat chefs were having none of this low-calorie stuff that the food police were pushing
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Adjective
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The sentiment was echoed by former Fox host and conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Whatever cranky conservative quip Allen fires off is sanded down by the balance Dennings brings to the breakfast table.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump himself will address the nation with the traditional inaugural address.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Coordinating closing schedules in a traditional sale can be challenging.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Funnels and Pinch Points Funnels and pinch-points are among the most orthodox stand locations during the rut.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
14 Nov. 2024
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Harris emphasized distributional conflict at a time when few orthodox economists were doing so.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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As Trump prepares to move from Mar-a-Lago to the White House Monday, these loyal supporters are among those celebrating his return.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Most judges will probably continue to be loyal to the Constitution, rather than to Trump.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cutting a long story short, a vocal minority of reactionary gamers is perturbed that a sci-fi video game features a Black samurai protagonist, despite the game’s hokey premise centering on the genetic recording of memories written to computer software.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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And the rise of reactionary populism—not just in North America and Europe but also in India and in parts of Latin America—has shattered the ideological dominance that liberalism enjoyed for two decades after the end of the Cold War.—
Alexander Cooley,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Standpat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpat. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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