politically correct

Definition of politically correctnext

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Recent Examples of politically correct My peers love that Fuentes isn’t politically correct. Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025 Artists of color have long felt pressure to capitalize on the most marginal aspects of their biographies, as white critics (most critics) have remained eager to dismiss those who address race or colonialism in their work as politically correct or identity obsessed. Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for politically correct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for politically correct
Adjective
  • In the eyes of hard-liners, Khamenei stood as the unquestionable authority — below only that of God.
    Lee Keath, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • In the eyes of hard-liners, Khamenei stands as the unquestionable authority — below only that of God.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The effectiveness of scientific health is indisputable for the many who benefited from, say, interventions for traumatic injuries.
    Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But this case does not turn on these indisputable facts.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Even if people are ambivalent about their actual songs, their influence in the feel and sensibility of metal is undeniable.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • An undeniable Art Deco masterpiece, the Chrysler Building, designed William Van Alen, is a prime example of the decadent materiality often found in interiors of the time.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That is to say, there is no one pure ur-movie, unblemished and incontestable.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2025, Rebecca Yarros is that genre’s indubitable champion.
    Rebecca Yarros, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But while the trajectory is indubitable, the ascent is far from smooth, as Ghana’s recent experiences neatly encapsulate.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Heat again played Adebayo and Ware together and the results were again positive.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • There is one bit of positive news — despite the high prices, most analysts don’t see any fuel shortages on the horizon.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, Sony Honda Mobility doesn’t appear to have a definite answer to that question yet.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Still, his projection comes with definite risk factors.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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