as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions
the parochial pastimes of the people in that rural farm town
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Recent Examples of parochial
Now, fashion is very parochial and very predictable.
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James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
This week, in parochial and Christian schools across Chicago and the suburbs, schoolchildren filed into pews with their classmates to observe church services ahead of the school day.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Under the existing system, the district fits in its private and parochial routes between or as part of its regular bus runs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program allows families to use state dollars that would have followed their child to a traditional public school to instead pay for a private, parochial or nonreligious school.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
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James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
This week, in parochial and Christian schools across Chicago and the suburbs, schoolchildren filed into pews with their classmates to observe church services ahead of the school day.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Under the existing system, the district fits in its private and parochial routes between or as part of its regular bus runs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program allows families to use state dollars that would have followed their child to a traditional public school to instead pay for a private, parochial or nonreligious school.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parochial
Adjective
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By a rough count, Flagg played in approximately six different lineups, including some small-ball looks with Dwight Powell at center.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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While there is acknowledgement that smaller teams, such as Norway’s Valarenga, could be on the receiving end of heavy defeats with the shift in format, the benefits of seeing top seeds clash early in the competition mean more overall interest.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for his wife, the damage is deeper than a petty argument over a pet.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the summer, Joanne leads her lovable, chaotic crew through a season of strikeouts, petty rivalries, conservative-politician sponsors, and sexy carwash fundraisers gone wrong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But those plans can be quite narrow and ineffective for addressing flood damage.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wide, shallow pans allow alcohol to evaporate more quickly than deep, narrow ones.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Weekly Newsletter Some modern ideas of medieval England paint it as an insular place with little or no diversity.—
Duncan Sayer,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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Abloh’s ambition was to open the doors of the insular world of design to younger generations.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Government officials at the city, provincial, and federal levels made their case for tech investment last week at the All In AI conference in Montreal.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Syria has experienced a wave of sectarian violence since the revolution to overthrow Assad.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Its leaders seek to exploit the country’s sectarian and ideological divisions to recruit new fighters and rebuild their caliphate.—
Caroline Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The clues have been there from the start, the little touches that aligned Grasso’s bifurcated personality with Tom and Robbie’s.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Parochial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parochial. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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