orthodoxy

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Recent Examples of orthodoxy Evan Power, chair of the Florida GOP and a onetime Rubio aide, agreed that some Republicans still prefer conservative orthodoxy on global trade and international alliances. Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 But in the years following the global financial crisis, the persistent very low interest rates that took hold caused a number of leading economists to question this orthodoxy. Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Far away, while the West clung to free-market orthodoxy, China has spent decades building a war-ready economy. Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025 This is an amusing word choice for a man who hates orthodoxies of all kinds. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orthodoxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orthodoxy
conformity
Noun
  • In practice, what is welcomed is conformity masquerading as authenticity.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • News reporting and other media encouraged conformity and political passivity.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Orthodoxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orthodoxy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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