as in party line
opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Recent Examples of conventional wisdom
The conventional wisdom was that newspapers might not survive the digital age, but were persevering in their heroic quest to tell the truth.
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When Transactional Selling Beats Storytelling Grant Cardone, one of the most loudly heard voices in sales today, flips conventional wisdom on its head.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Times account accepted the conventional wisdom that this crisis could take a decade or more to fix.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When Transactional Selling Beats Storytelling Grant Cardone, one of the most loudly heard voices in sales today, flips conventional wisdom on its head.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Times account accepted the conventional wisdom that this crisis could take a decade or more to fix.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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Recent polls suggest that a majority of Americans disapprove of the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, though reactions are split along party lines.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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But the response hasn’t broken cleanly along party lines.—
Leah Askarinam,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Provide constructive feedback on what worked well and what could be improved, focusing on specific actions rather than generalizations.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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Fortunately, many of the best remote job websites are already actively incorporating AI tools to help recruiters create powerful copy to find the most suitable candidates without resorting to ineffective generalizations.—
Dmytro Spilka,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Luxury scented candles, like room sprays for that matter, have the power to elevate any moment: taking it from commonplace to utterly indulgent.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Grand Ole Opry House holds 4,400 people, but can’t accommodate standing-room tours, a commonplace in genres like EDM and hip-hop.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Roberts also dismissed the plaintiffs’ concerns that Tennessee is forcing children to live within gender stereotypes.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2025
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Currently, toxic masculinity and the patriarchy are on the rise in our sociopolitical environment, and our culture is promoting oppressive gender roles and racial stereotypes and seeking to control the expression of sexuality.—
Colleen Bidwill,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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According to Yahoo News, investigators believe Coleen Campbell had kept others up to date about her ex-husband’s routine and his whereabouts leading up to the attack.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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By off-loading routine and repetitive tasks from processors, actuaries and agents, GenAI can create space for insurance professionals to develop innovative policy structures.—
Greg Pavlik,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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