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Recent Examples of narrowness
Such narrowness can stifle innovation and overlook emerging value.
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Rochelle Witharana, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Some areas can see much more snow than others nearby because of the bands' narrowness.
—Isabella Volmert The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
But Tara’s sensualism also isolates her, emphasizing the narrowness of a life crammed with dead things.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The narrowness of focus is refreshing in our era of excessive therapyspeak.
—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
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
Rochelle Witharana, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
Some areas can see much more snow than others nearby because of the bands' narrowness.
—Isabella Volmert The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
But Tara’s sensualism also isolates her, emphasizing the narrowness of a life crammed with dead things.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
The narrowness of focus is refreshing in our era of excessive therapyspeak.
—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
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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As the disease of tyranny progresses, citizens may eventually lose the habits of democracy — the art of persuasion and compromise, interpersonal trust, an intolerance for corruption, the spirit of freedom, the ethic of moderation.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The obvious intolerance by the Democrats for the President-Elect was displayed in full view.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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That warrant followed a separate September 2023 arrest on state charges, including assault on public safety personnel, third-degree assault, breach of peace, interfering with an officer and first-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias, as noted in the release.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Queer Eye provided an extremely basic version of positive representation, which was nonetheless useful for a country that’s still riddled with bigotry.—
Rich Juzwiak,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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While in segregation, staff observed him in distress and contacted on-site medical personnel for assistance.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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As my colleague Howard Blume wrote, a legal challenge with an anonymous LAUSD parent mentioned is seeking to dismantle protections for disadvantaged students of color that were originally put in place to comply with a court order meant to lessen the harms of segregation in our schools.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Narrowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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