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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
Church’s description of increasing emotional waves, arriving without warning years after the loss, suggests the process is far less predictable than conventional wisdom suggests.
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
SimpleImages/Getty Images The conventional wisdom has always been to buy gold when stocks and other traditional investment vehicles look shaky.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The second is that, by giving Sean Penn its trophy, BAFTA dispelled a major piece of conventional wisdom, which held that Penn and co-star Benicio del Toro would continue to split votes at the bigger awards bodies.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
So, will the Chargers select an offensive lineman with their first-round pick, as the conventional wisdom would suggest?
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
SimpleImages/Getty Images The conventional wisdom has always been to buy gold when stocks and other traditional investment vehicles look shaky.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The second is that, by giving Sean Penn its trophy, BAFTA dispelled a major piece of conventional wisdom, which held that Penn and co-star Benicio del Toro would continue to split votes at the bigger awards bodies.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
So, will the Chargers select an offensive lineman with their first-round pick, as the conventional wisdom would suggest?
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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In her reference to fearmongering, Emily was repeating, intentionally or otherwise, something of a party line.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The conference committee report for House Bill 1343 passed mostly along party line votes with the Senate voting 37-11 and the House voting 65-29.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The primary limitation lies in generalization, the ability of robots to perform reliably across diverse, unpredictable environments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, recent advancements in multimodal AI (models that can process multiple types of information, like visual and audio at once) are improving robots’ generalization capabilities for everyday tasks.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Such double-headers are far from commonplace in English football, but are becoming more frequent.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The most commonplace and the most concerning, as a consequence, come by way of phishing campaigns.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There's all of these tropes and stereotypes about gender roles and women's roles in particular, especially in Victorian times, that would automatically align women's work as being within the household.—
Mariel Carr,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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As the actor tells Glamour, most were written according to stereotypes and portrayed as cold, unfeeling, aggressive, or robotic.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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This will help improve the overall effectiveness, since your skin can better absorb the product (the same goes for all of the other formulas in your routine).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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The ten-part series will see Wahlberg putting some of the world’s biggest digital creators through his famous workout routine at his home gym while also holding candid conversations.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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