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Recent Examples of narrowness
The narrowness of focus is refreshing in our era of excessive therapyspeak.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
For decades, they have been disillusioned by the cynicism, intellectual narrowness and greed of the corporate academy, which chose profit over principles while providing knowledge without conscience, skill without reflection, and schooling without heart.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Police said because of the narrowness of the street, the two vehicles stopped head-on.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
While this usually indicates a healthy corporate sector, some worry this narrowness may lead investors to misprice risks, particularly as some industries hit snags in an uncertain economic environment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Michael Strand, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, called the budget proposal tragic in its narrowness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
For decades, they have been disillusioned by the cynicism, intellectual narrowness and greed of the corporate academy, which chose profit over principles while providing knowledge without conscience, skill without reflection, and schooling without heart.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Police said because of the narrowness of the street, the two vehicles stopped head-on.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
While this usually indicates a healthy corporate sector, some worry this narrowness may lead investors to misprice risks, particularly as some industries hit snags in an uncertain economic environment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Michael Strand, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, called the budget proposal tragic in its narrowness.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowness
Noun
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Nathan and everyone else here is ideally supportive; the sole negativity comes from the parents, who come off as rather one-dimensional caricatures of glint-eyed intolerance in their few scenes.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both are generally safe, although kefir may not be suitable for those with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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White South Africans, whose roots can be traced to settlers arriving under Dutch and British colonial rule, dominated the country through a system of racial segregation known as apartheid from 1948 until its abolishment in the early 1990s.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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With each pot, cast iron skillet, and cooking utensil, Gilmore exemplified this longstanding tradition in Black life, negotiating her identity in America and resisting the ills of racial segregation that pervaded nearly every aspect of her community.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Narrowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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