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opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Recent Examples of conventional wisdom
Four years ago, the conventional wisdom in Washington was that Joe Biden's win represented a repudiation of Trump and his influence on the GOP.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
However, only one piece of that conventional wisdom is true.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
The conventional wisdom is that immigrants—particularly Latino ones—would be put off by Trump’s border bluster.
—Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
The conventional wisdom is that Trump, fresh off a resounding victory, will throw Ukraine under the bus by pressuring Kyiv to sign a settlement that will hand over a fifth of its territory to the Russians and de jure legitimize Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
However, only one piece of that conventional wisdom is true.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
The conventional wisdom is that immigrants—particularly Latino ones—would be put off by Trump’s border bluster.
—Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
The conventional wisdom is that Trump, fresh off a resounding victory, will throw Ukraine under the bus by pressuring Kyiv to sign a settlement that will hand over a fifth of its territory to the Russians and de jure legitimize Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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Other sentiment surveys, including the University of Michigan's surveys of consumers, have also improved in the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election, though along party lines.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The vote on the second measure, which included language about preserving the records but also demanded their release, was 204 to 198, also almost all along party lines.Annie Karni, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, the problem with these generalizations is that the economy is so huge that there are variations in many places.Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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The point of view has shifted but the temptation to speak in bulldozing generalizations—to dismiss entire populations as inherently backwards and violent—clings like a wet sock.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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Neumann was a lifelong social democrat whose writings evince neither sympathy for Soviet communism nor any whiff of the fellow-traveling commonplace among radicals during the 1930s and 1940s.William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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Now, Gomez is reinterpreting the trend for winter and thereby breaking the stereotype that a December polish must be some iteration of red or burgundy.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Generalizations about Amish health create harmful misinformation, stereotypes Most of the claims in the social media post are easily disproven by publicly available research, and all are based on the inaccurate idea that certain practices are universal across all Amish communities.Nate Trela, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hufanga was on the field two hours before kickoff, resuming his usual pregame routine and doing so without a cast protecting his wrist.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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The TikTok ban and everyday users For everyday users, the ban could have a big impact simply because many of us use the app in our daily routine.John Brandon, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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