as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas
the committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table
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David Corenswet plays, quite literally, a stick-in-the-mud character.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In the Herbert Ross film, Bacon played big-city teen Ren McCormack, who moves to the small town of Bomont, where its stick-in-the-mud local minster, the Rev. Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), has instituted a ban on dancing.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In the Herbert Ross film, Bacon played big-city teen Ren McCormack, who moves to the small town of Bomont, where its stick-in-the-mud local minster, the Rev. Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), has instituted a ban on dancing.
—EW.com, 9 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick-in-the-mud
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Context: Cruz, who was first elected to the Senate in 2012, rose to fame in Congress as a staunch conservative.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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In this race, Donald Trump is certainly not a conservative.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Byard, though, scratched his head at that particular call, a team captain and ninth-year veteran who wasn’t so sure the Bears had put themselves in the best position to win.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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The veteran journalist is expected to retain her roles as NBC News‘ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, and will take up a broader assignment within NBCU’s news operations, reporting for both NBC News and MSNBC.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
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The parents—a dapper young fogy with ramrod posture and a soulful, slightly rumpled bluestocking—stand behind two tidy little girls in matching sailor suits.Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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The new fossil found in Brazil, however, could change that.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The fossil is also thought to be the northernmost evidence of such birds found in South America to date.Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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