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Recent Examples of puritanical While the #MeToo movement toppled scores of powerful men in Hollywood, in France it was viewed suspiciously by some as a puritanical American import that was tainting an essential part of France’s intellectual and cultural identity. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 Raising the stakes were the injunctions of the Hays Code, whose puritanical rules demanded that studio filmmakers in Hollywood shy away from depictions of interracial romance. Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025 With their charismatic leadership, organizational skills, puritanical ideology, and internal solidarity, HTS and other militant groups were the unintended beneficiaries. Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025 By then, America had become a lot less puritanical. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for puritanical
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Victorian
Adjective
  • Historical Mystery Show: Step into a world of Victorian elegance and deadly secrets when DeBary Hall Historic Site partners with Gateway Center for the Arts to present a Historical Mystery Show.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • Gardenia Restaurant, located in the Victorian mansion downtown, now has outdoor dining under the trees and live music every Friday evening.
    Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 June 2025

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“Puritanical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puritanical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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