conventionalism

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Noun
  • But the Met’s desperation for conventionality — read accessibility — never quite recedes.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But its conventionality ended there.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Greenberg suggests this remains a useful lens for looking at bigotry today.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
  • But the Ohio gubernatorial candidate who clinched his party’s nomination this week alluded to bigotry on the right in his opening message to a town hall full of young Republicans.
    Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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“Conventionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalism. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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