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Recent Examples of parochialism
Given the scale of the devastation wrought by the parochialism of union officials like Jordan, the fact that this tactic just isn’t working anymore is cold comfort.
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The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
But pioneering Zionist settlement in Palestine began as a secularist revolution against religious Diaspora parochialism as much as against pogroms.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Different nominee, different holdouts—same grandstanding, same parochialism.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
Mostly the appeal is a bit of New York island parochialism, endearing and annoying at once.
—Curbed, 1 Mar. 2023
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The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
But pioneering Zionist settlement in Palestine began as a secularist revolution against religious Diaspora parochialism as much as against pogroms.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Different nominee, different holdouts—same grandstanding, same parochialism.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
Mostly the appeal is a bit of New York island parochialism, endearing and annoying at once.
—Curbed, 1 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parochialism
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Whatever your own reaction, the open-ended nature of Serra’s approach flies in the face of what people have been conditioned to expect from today’s non-fiction cinema, much of which exists to challenge the audience for their provincialism while flattering them for their empathy.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Harvard's own antisemitism and Islamophobia task forces found widespread fear and bigotry at the university in reports released in late April.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Augustin denied that bigotry was a motive for the attack.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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For example, a person with strong justice, accountability, courage, drive, and integrity will need strength in dimensions such as temperance, humility, and humanity to exercise the necessary judgment, avoiding self-righteousness and dogmatism.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Parochialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parochialism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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