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
  • Jones is walking in this current season of her life holding both grief and gratitude and doing it with unquestionable grace.
    Essence, Essence, 4 May 2026
  • Orbán’s grip on power, unquestionable for a decade and a half, suddenly looked vulnerable.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The open-air bath integrated within a small courtyard garden is the indisputable jewel of the property, providing a picturesque setting to unwind after a long day of touristing.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The preparation was indisputable.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Losing Correa is an undeniable blow to an Astros team trying to reverse a poor start.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
  • Your identity, appearance, confidence, and sense of direction are transforming in undeniable ways.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.
    David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
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
  • The second route, and the route that makes indubitable sense, entails using the techniques and methods of psychology to gauge the performance of AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This Japandi design will look great in your forever home, too, of course, with its light wash wood and indubitable Donald Judd-ness.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Some are backing away from exclusionary discipline like suspensions and expulsions and have embraced schoolwide approaches that reward positive behavior and provide social skills practice through games and role-playing.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Still, analysts have been ratcheting higher expectations on certain names — suggesting positive momentum is on their side.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • From California to Annecy, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios will travel with two back-to-back presentations, a definite highlight of Annecy’s Friday in recent years.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Getting Clardy is a definite positive.
    Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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