modernist movement

collocation in English

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modernist
adjective
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən.ɪst/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.nɪst/
relating to or a member of the modern ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofmodernistandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This process occurred as the conservativemodernistmovement, bolstered by the regime, began to exert less direct influence on mass media and society during the 1980s.
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Notably, this conceptualist approach marks a radical departure from functionalism as part of themodernistmovement.
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Themodernistmovementcontinued through the 1920s and 1930s and beyond.
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Tendencies that formed during this period later became parts of themodernistmovement.
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During this period his work was heavily influenced by themodernistmovement, with flattened forms and a deeper hued palette.
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He was one of the pioneers of themodernistmovement.
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Later in his career, he embraced the principles of themodernistmovement, and of town planning for social and aesthetic improvement.
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This may sometimes disappoint in its calm if not cautious detachment from the radicalism of themodernistmovement.
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As a result of his fine craftsmanship and his search for simplicity, his steel-based furniture from the 1930s added a new dimension to themodernistmovement.
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In this, it represents a transitionary period between the academic classicism and gothic revival of the 19th century and themodernistmovementof the 20th century.
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It was part of themodernistmovement.
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First published in 1880 (see 1880), it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements.
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The designs of the 1960s and 1970s were characterized by modernist movements of clean, straight and functional structures.
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First published in 1857 (see 1857 in poetry), it was important in the symbolist and modernist movements.
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