conventional wisdom
noun
: the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
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Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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But Mazumdar-Shaw has a track record for overcoming challenges—and ignoring conventional wisdom.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Thus far, the scientific conventional wisdom has been the bigger the tokamak, the more powerful its performance.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
For the past year or more, the conventional wisdom was that Vladimir Putin needed a deal on Ukraine.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
The conventional wisdom that artists are a handful yields a singular character in Cheyenne but also some clichéd caricatures.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Thus far, the scientific conventional wisdom has been the bigger the tokamak, the more powerful its performance.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
For the past year or more, the conventional wisdom was that Vladimir Putin needed a deal on Ukraine.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
The conventional wisdom that artists are a handful yields a singular character in Cheyenne but also some clichéd caricatures.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conventional wisdom
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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