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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
But Burns also doesn’t take the conventional wisdom that the America of today is more divided than at any other point since the Revolution.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Even now, when there is little that can be called conventional wisdom anymore, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that American attention spans keep getting shorter.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The end result of their work is a rallying cry for filmmakers pushing against calcified thinking and conventional wisdom — and unsurprisingly, Pellington says that working on the documentary put him back in touch with the fearless twentysomething maverick inside of him.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
The assessment contradicts Western conventional wisdom that Moscow has approached the conflict more as a meat grinder than with strategic nous.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Even now, when there is little that can be called conventional wisdom anymore, one thing everyone seems to agree on is that American attention spans keep getting shorter.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The end result of their work is a rallying cry for filmmakers pushing against calcified thinking and conventional wisdom — and unsurprisingly, Pellington says that working on the documentary put him back in touch with the fearless twentysomething maverick inside of him.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
The assessment contradicts Western conventional wisdom that Moscow has approached the conflict more as a meat grinder than with strategic nous.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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The Bergen County Board of Elections had a 3-3 party line deadlock in a vote over whether to notify the affected voters, the outlet reported.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bessent should know all this and is simply towing the party line.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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That’s a generalization, whereas in reality, humans are extremely multifaceted and can be so many things.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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This timeline is, of course, a generalization, with individual outcomes varying based on the specifics of the procedure and the patient’s overall health.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ion gauges are relatively cheap (under US $1,000) and commonplace.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
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The fact of death: what a commonplace, what a banal place to land.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Critics argue that politicians have a responsibility to foster inclusivity rather than perpetuate negative stereotypes, especially during a period when immigration remains a controversial national issue.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Barbosa’s label La Ursa Cinematográfica is dedicated to original productions by emerging Black artists, with projects that bring contemporary approaches to Black stories to deconstruct stereotypes.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Your best bet for starting a routine that sticks?—
Julia Sullivan,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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