conformism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformism
Noun
  • In the early 1900s, there was a rise in Black Nationalist organizations that refused to cower in the face of KKK violence or submit to societal subordination.
    Kimberly Fain, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2017
  • Now, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has maintained that the bilateral relationship should be based on cooperation and not subordination, is obliged to treat the issue of migration and drug trafficking with caution.
    Anna Lagos, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The template for a Jack Quaid character is clear: balance him on the precipice between violence and passivity before splattering him with blood.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The devices, in imposing passivity on their users, implicate them in the destruction and absolve them at the same time.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • To capture it on camera, Siegel and McGehee leaned on Bing’s obedience and his very game co-star.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Some ask for a promise to do obedience training and to give the rescue organization the right to make follow-up visits.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As data marketplaces operate across international borders, businesses must navigate a patchwork of privacy laws and compliance requirements.
    Ashutosh Synghal, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Ars Video The focus of the new commission, which took office in December, is also more on the compliance of Big Tech companies with the law than on potential high fines in the billions of Euros, officials said.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.
    David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Conformism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformism. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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