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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
With the Ravens trailing the Chargers, 10-7, in a critical AFC showdown and facing fourth-and-1 from their own 16-yard line late in the second quarter, John Harbaugh went against conventional wisdom and decided to gamble.
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that numbers are dull and uninspiring, numbers dominate our decisions — on what to buy, whom to hire and where to donate money.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
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.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
However, only one piece of that conventional wisdom is true.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that numbers are dull and uninspiring, numbers dominate our decisions — on what to buy, whom to hire and where to donate money.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
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.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
However, only one piece of that conventional wisdom is true.
—Bob Cortes, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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Senate Judiciary Committee members approved it in a vote of 6 to 3, largely along party lines.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The vote failed 4-4 along party lines, essentially stalling the projects until the commission signs off.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Too often, people are unprepared and operate off generalizations during talent discussions.Stephen Miles, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Take the venerable New York Post, for instance, currently the leading publisher of horrified Gen Z generalizations.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 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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But what Bill had written, what Brett and Jason had written, was not fulfilling that stereotype, because this is about a young man who wants to conquer his anger, and that is what a lot of African American people need to see in this day and age.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Those interwoven, overlapping memberships can help people defy stereotypes – and, perhaps, transcend divisions.Stephanie Rivera, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Exercise is not typically formal but embedded into daily routines.Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Instead, consider adding a chemical exfoliant into your routine once a week.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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