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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
That — metaphorically and literally — is earned dogmatism, the risk that expertise breeds rigidity in our thinking and decision-making.
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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Paul himself was radically redeemed from an extreme level of self-righteousness, dogmatism, and violence through Christ, the message of God’s love that brings spiritual truth to light in human consciousness.
—Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
As the container of our culture’s internal contradictions, including dogmatism and pragmatism, individualism and communitarianism, and Biercean indignation and Emersonian transcendence, hardcore is as American as atomic warfare.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Paul himself was radically redeemed from an extreme level of self-righteousness, dogmatism, and violence through Christ, the message of God’s love that brings spiritual truth to light in human consciousness.
—Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogmatism
Noun
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Dietary requirements are well catered for; every possible intolerance from celery to sesame is marked on the menu, and every milk substitute is available, which surprised me in an English country hotel.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Goodson says that individuals with histamine intolerance may experience symptoms like headaches or digestive discomfort when consuming fermented foods, as these products can be naturally high in histamines.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Indeed, Uthemier’s lawsuit bears telltale signs of DeSantis’ bigotry and anti-diversity, anti-equality and anti-inclusion mania.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Any dissent, any disagreement with any part of it can lead to instant accusations of transphobia, hate and bigotry.—
Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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The suit was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice in February 2025, and both men denied the allegations.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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So the researchers set out to examine how self-narratives could counteract prior experiences of prejudice.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Orban and Putin once shared a close working relationship, grounded in energy deals and mutual illiberalism.—
NIC CHEESEMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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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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The growing use of facial recognition has broadened concerns about accuracy and bias.—
Vijayan Asari,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Research highlighted by Harvard Business Review found that workplace bias frequently shapes how women’s competence and authority are perceived throughout their careers.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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The judge said the plaintiffs hadn’t shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The judge said the plaintiffs hadn't shown their claims of partisanship are likely to succeed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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