as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
under the leadership of its ultraconservative musical director, the symphony orchestra almost never played modern pieces
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Recent Examples of ultraconservative
Trump met with members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus – which includes several members who typically raise concerns with funding extensions – at the White House earlier this week to convince them to avoid a shutdown.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
In order to bring members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus on board, Republican leadership agreed to require lawmakers to find $2 trillion in federal cost savings over 10 years.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
In order to bring members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus on board, Republican leadership agreed to require lawmakers to find $2 trillion in federal cost savings over 10 years.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Some of the scenes recalled the raucous town-hall meetings of 2009 that heralded the rise of the ultraconservative Tea Party, where throngs of voters showed up protesting President Barack Obama’s health care law and railed against government debt and taxes.
—Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The Senate voted along party lines, 53 to 47, to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — to lead the White House budget office.
—Martín González Gómez, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultraconservative
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The blog post that Trump showed Ramaphosa during the White House meeting was published by American Thinker, a conservative online magazine, about conflict and racial tensions in South Africa and Congo.—
Stephanie Burnett,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Prior to Donald Trump’s reelection, however, Republican governors had signed a letter opposing the treaty, echoing a conservative think tank’s concerns about U.S. sovereignty.—
Nicole Hassoun,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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But newer spots such as Lucky Day, which opened in 2017, are expanding beyond Buffalo’s traditional menu offerings.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Candidates are largely barred from traditional campaigning, a policy to try to level the playing field among candidates with different campaign funds.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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But there should be no such wall—even in the most orthodox capitalist system.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Ultraconservative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraconservative. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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