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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
The conventional wisdom told a generation that early retirement was the reward.
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Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
The conventional wisdom became that these films didn’t really travel beyond America, however, and were thus better fits for streaming.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
That’s the same conventional wisdom that the Steyer campaign appears to be operating under.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The Pratt boom coincided with a shift in the conventional wisdom around Raman and Bass.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
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Jon Sabes, Fortune, 7 June 2026
The conventional wisdom became that these films didn’t really travel beyond America, however, and were thus better fits for streaming.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
That’s the same conventional wisdom that the Steyer campaign appears to be operating under.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The Pratt boom coincided with a shift in the conventional wisdom around Raman and Bass.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
Noun
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She was ultimately confirmed in a near-party line vote.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Massie is notably among the few Republicans that diverged from the party line on the matter of the war.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Teenagers are tested on more advanced skills, such as making generalizations from a reading passage and comparing information from charts and graphs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Not All Smoothies Are Healthy Smoothies are often marketed as a healthy option, leading to a broad generalization that all smoothies are healthy, which isn’t the case.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
9 June 2026
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Wolff was only the eighth woman to drive a Formula 1 car (four more have done it since); the role, a now-commonplace one that includes driving the simulator during Grand Prix weekends to inform trackside strategy, was created for her.—
Danielle McNally,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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The videos are often integrated into larger montages of drone strikes, underscoring how commonplace these drones have become for Russian forces.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The gathering in Baltimore aimed to counter stereotypes and connect dads with resources.—
Jasmine Golden,
Washington Post,
21 June 2026
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Many OnlyFans creators took issue with the harmful stereotypes used in Levinson’s depiction of their field, including one scene with Cassie posing spread-eagle in a diaper, with a pacifier in her mouth.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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Ready to build routines that feel manageable and supportive?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Just set this quintessential Heavy-Duty Tube-Wringer on your bathroom counter and watch as your beauty routine becomes more thoughtful, letting nothing go to waste.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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