as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years
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Recent Examples of hidebound
Those fired were not hidebound deep state bureaucrats merely slurping from the federal trough.
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Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Those fired were not hidebound deep state bureaucrats merely slurping from the federal trough.
—Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Belatedly, political classes (and some of Japan’s huge industrial conglomerates) are realizing the economic value, employment potential and soft power impact of a less hidebound and risk-averse film and TV industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
For a moment, bodies as hidebound as the Supreme Court and the papacy looked as if they might be rehabbed into vehicles for social justice.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Those fired were not hidebound deep state bureaucrats merely slurping from the federal trough.
—Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Belatedly, political classes (and some of Japan’s huge industrial conglomerates) are realizing the economic value, employment potential and soft power impact of a less hidebound and risk-averse film and TV industry.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
For a moment, bodies as hidebound as the Supreme Court and the papacy looked as if they might be rehabbed into vehicles for social justice.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidebound
Adjective
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The traditional approach of training a robot on action with reinforcement was very slow, but generative AI allows for much greater generalization.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines explained that the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature factors in more variables than the traditional heat index, which considers only air temperature and relative humidity.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.—
Leila Mottley
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has in recent years been sympathetic to plaintiffs raising claims of religious discrimination.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The reward was the most successful period in their history and an example that, in time, might embolden other clubs to challenge the orthodox thinking.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Martinez is 29 years old, stands at 5-foot-11 with a 72-inch reach, and fights in an orthodox right-handed stance.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Hidebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidebound. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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