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Recent Examples of narrowness
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.
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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
Her folk records with members of the National revealed the narrowness of the default Jack-and-Taylor duh-nuh-nuh-nuh type beat.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 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
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
Her folk records with members of the National revealed the narrowness of the default Jack-and-Taylor duh-nuh-nuh-nuh type beat.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 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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To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lactose is a type of sugar in butter and other dairy products that is difficult to digest in people with lactose intolerance.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Right-wing figures have blamed the Left for increasing the political temperature and resulting in Kirk’s assassination by weaponizing accusations of fascism, Nazism, and various kinds of bigotry.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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The goal for today's audiences, Maze said, is for people to be inspired by Grunwald's story and to speak out against bigotry and hatred, especially in an era of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Narrowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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