conventionalists

Definition of conventionalistsnext
plural of conventionalist

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Noun
  • Published 70 years ago, this shocking poem was a powerful rebuke to conformists in 1950s America.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Banning the shift, introducing a pitch clock, adding a free runner in extra innings — all changes that the most entrenched traditionalists argued would materially alter the game.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Tradition Is King Southerners are notorious traditionalists.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Hippocrates and his followers held on to their belief in natural causes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Zator hopes to take his followers along on a journey to state success.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Conventionalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalists. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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