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
  • The good news for the traditionalists is that everyone seems to agree that the FA Cup is still an important endeavour.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Tasked specifically with filming Jackie Kennedy, Maysles did that job and more, capturing telling moments—the future first lady nervously fidgeting with her white gloves, for example—that traditionalists felt should have remained private.
    Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Most of his followers are locals or close to local.
    Max Darrow, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Since winning double Olympic gold in Milan last month, figure skater Alysa Liu has amassed 8 million Instagram followers (and counting), attended Paris fashion week, hobnobbed at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, received a key to the city of Oakland and received murals painted in her honor.
    Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Conventionalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionalists. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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