conventionality

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Recent Examples of conventionality Try to reach working-class voters by railing against corporate power, or dominate the suburban vote as the party of conventionality? Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Created in 1983 in Milan by Franco Moschino, the namesake brand has always pushed boundaries, bringing to the scene a refreshing interpretation of society and culture and challenging conventionality though high-low fashion. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023 This violence was societal rather than personal, for his parents were people of strict conventionality and religion. Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2023 From Peter Coyote’s narration to the trademark slow-pans across still images to Craig Mellish’s editing rhythms, there’s a comfortable conventionality to the first part that isn’t sufficiently shaken up by the musical contributions by Randy Granger. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for conventionality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventionality
Noun
  • Ross kept this regime status quo at the end of last season, and then put his wallet away.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fleeting waves of normalcy in a sea of confusion.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That background lends her work an unvarnished normalcy.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Conventionality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionality. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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