as in conservatism
attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the judge is noted for his gentlemanly politeness and his judicial conservativeness
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Noun
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The list of names reads like a who’s who of prominent figures of Latin American conservatism.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026 -
But conservatism has a cost when the threat timeline is determined by someone else’s engineering roadmap, not by internal consensus.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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It’s rooted in traditionalism and an us-versus-them mindset, in which people who look like me, and even certain Cardinals players, wonder if we’d be considered them.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Patterns, textures, and a rejection of traditionalism have come alive this spring.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Conservativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservativeness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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