conventionalism

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Noun
  • But its conventionality ended there.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Mckenna Grace has a vibrant conventionality.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The elevation of mediocre texts has the advantage of continuing a conversation, at least, while the banning of texts, in its shadow-play projection of crude bigotries onto a public stage, furthers repressive silence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The world has devolved into the worst-case scenario of oppression, bigotry and hatred.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Conventionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalism. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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