conventionalist

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Noun
  • The country traditionalist has quickly achieved a high level of success in the genre despite only putting out his second major-label album at the end of August, past the end of the eligibility period.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, that’s why Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has routinely resisted theatrical releases for all but a handful of his company’s many feature-length projects, and those mostly to qualify them for Oscar runs and traditionalist voters’ preferences.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To me, an American woman in the early 21st century, prickly and free-spirited Lady Murasaki now appears to have been chafing under conformist pressures in the Heian court.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists.
    Axios, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Her authenticity and beauty content attracted millions of followers and high-profile brand partnerships.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Conventionalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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