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stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
a man much given to inflexible dogmatism when it came to the role of government in regulating the economy
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Recent Examples of dogmatism
Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.
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Robert W. Tucker, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2024
This statement in part reflects, perhaps, her intolerance of intellectual dogmatism.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Four main aspects of intellectual humility include being: Open-minded, avoiding dogmatism and being willing to revise your beliefs.
Curious, seeking new ideas, ways to expand and grow, and changing your mind to align with strong evidence.
—Daryl Van Tongeren, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
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Robert W. Tucker, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
Wishing for McConnell People who have resented McConnell’s dogmatism and partisanship would wish him back if Scott were to succeed him as leader next year.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2024
This statement in part reflects, perhaps, her intolerance of intellectual dogmatism.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Four main aspects of intellectual humility include being: Open-minded, avoiding dogmatism and being willing to revise your beliefs.
Curious, seeking new ideas, ways to expand and grow, and changing your mind to align with strong evidence.
—Daryl Van Tongeren, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmatism
Noun
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Your choice of milk depends on your nutritional needs, allergies, intolerances, and dietary preferences.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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The episode is dotted with telling references to Oklahoma’s notorious history of racial intolerance, but its central plotline is the fallout from Lee’s unforgivable blabbermouthing.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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It was intentionally designed to provoke, to offend, and to remind us that bigotry is still alive and well in certain corners of local leadership.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kara opposes this hate group, fighting the calculated acts of disinformation, intolerance, and bigotry.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In July 2024, Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ended by being dismissed with prejudice after his attorneys argued that prosecutors had buried evidence.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The case against Taylor Swift Productions was dismissed with prejudice last month.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Space warfare, cyber defense, mass migration, corruption, and illiberalism require fluency, adaptability, empathy, and collaboration.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a force for maintaining the stability of the international order.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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The bias cut of the dress gave way to a long, flowing maxiskirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Despite what the students view as anti-conservative bias, one predicted a conservative uprising, citing the assassination of Charlie Kirk as fuel for more right-leaning college students to speak out.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But, increasingly, events that should appall and unite America against violence instead fuel an intensifying partisanship.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carving up Kansas City Missouri’s review of the map was based on racial and partisanship data from the 2020 presidential election.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Dogmatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatism. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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