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
  • That warrant followed a separate September 2023 arrest on state charges, including assault on public safety personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, as noted in the release.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Queer Eye provided an extremely basic version of positive representation, which was nonetheless useful for a country that’s still riddled with bigotry.
    Rich Juzwiak, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Conventionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalism. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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