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
Each one should challenge conventional wisdom in my industry while staying true to my values and protecting my IP.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That approach stems from a tendency to question the foundations upon which conventional wisdom is built.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
At the time, conventional wisdom was that reducing inflammation, along with resting, would reduce pain and hasten healing.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That approach stems from a tendency to question the foundations upon which conventional wisdom is built.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The sentinels of conventional wisdom settled on the view that the Iraq invasion was one of the great own goals of American foreign policy, and that its beneficiary was Iran.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
At the time, conventional wisdom was that reducing inflammation, along with resting, would reduce pain and hasten healing.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
Noun
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Not surprisingly, there's a major split along party lines.—
Debbie Elliott,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Senate confirmed Nachmanoff 52-46 in October 2021 largely on a party line vote, with three Republicans joining Democrats then in the majority to approve him.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Apart from a few childhood friends, his wife, Rosemary Hobor, knew him the longest, but shares generalizations more than revealing anecdotes.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much of his attention that evening is focused on Alma’s star doctoral student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri), who responds to his playful taunting about why her generation is so guarded by pinpointing it to the moment his generation started making sweeping generalizations about them.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The format may have been different, but could the pool of singles go beyond Mile High City’s notoriously lackluster Menver stereotype?—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most all-inclusive resort food lives up to the stereotype.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Dog day care provides a safe environment that helps establish a consistent routine.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clinicians should build integration routines, debriefs, journaling and check-ins into their workflows so that transformation is sustainable.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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