blinkered

adjective

Definition of blinkerednext
as in parochial

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Recent Examples of blinkered At times, Fedorova’s valiantly open-minded kinksters can seem blinkered in their own way. — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 After presenting a morass of rich themes, Nwosu teases out a small, surprising finale that transcends the blinkered concerns driving her protagonist. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026 The variety of politics that preoccupied the literary scene in New York turned out to be fractious, blinkered, and less than helpful on almost every front, including the artistic. — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 By that blinkered calculus, an informative podcast will always trump music. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blinkered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinkered
  1. parochial
  2. insular
  3. provincial
  4. reactionary
  5. hidebound
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  • Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • All but one, Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, were either parochial or had some religious affiliation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2026
Definition of parochial
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  • Set against the remote, insular world of its titular island, production designer Steve Arnold and set decorator Jennifer Engel created a lived-in, slightly stuck in time and, when necessary, deeply unsettling environment.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For example, academic departments often become insular, scholars may quickly dismiss unfamiliar perspectives without enough knowledge, and some fields would benefit from broader intellectual and methodological representation.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of insular
Adjective
  • The national police service did not give more details on the circumstances of the deaths, but said the provincial police commissioner was on the way to the mine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Choco Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi said there were injuries and significant damage in Quibdo, the provincial capital, and warned residents about aftershocks.
    — Nelson Bocanegra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of provincial
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  • The lesson here is not that Latinos are uniquely reactionary.
    — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Sadly, there is a large and growing audience for this reactionary analysis.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of reactionary
Adjective
  • And while a few of its more hidebound customs can present something of an endurance test—outside of Chicagoland, nobody actually enjoys Take Me Out to the Ball Game—fans would probably riot if MLB managers stopped wearing their team’s uniform.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Trump expresses confidence that his nominee to become Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, can unleash an economic bonanza by jettisoning what the president sees as the central bank’s hidebound reluctance to slash interest rates.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of hidebound

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