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Recent Examples of hidebound The presidential debates have in the past been hidebound affairs – and with good reason. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024 The first reason has to do with India’s hidebound and insular foreign policy establishment. Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2018 These outward-looking provinces felt far from the hidebound, internecine conservatism of the capital. Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016 But we have not entirely broken with hidebound, stagnant tradition. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for hidebound
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Adjective
  • Every community in Connecticut is provided access to free educational services for individuals over age 17 who have withdrawn from a traditional high school or are in need of English as a Second Language or Citizenship.
    Larry Covino, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Our European allies can no longer rely on us for protection from our traditional enemies.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Rubio didn’t directly cite a reason, his post linked to a story by the conservative Breitbart news site that reported on a talk Rasool gave on a webinar organized by a South African think tank.
    Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ruddy's name was mentioned nearly as much as Newsmax itself during a day-long hearing Friday in a defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems against the conservative network.
    Maddy Lauria, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But having one of the masters of orthodox Hollywood storytelling at my side, by the monitor every single day, was so immensely helpful.
    William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, many Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated on December 25 for the first time, shifting away from Russian customs toward Western conventions and widely seen as a snub to Russia and its orthodox church, which has endorsed Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Hidebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidebound. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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