as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions
an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders
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Recent Examples of insular
While some have warned that a Trump presidency would mean a more insular foreign policy, experts previously told TIME that countering China remains a bipartisan consensus and likely won’t be affected by Trump coming back into power.
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
The industry has long been an insular one whose skills and opaque trading networks are passed down through generations from fathers to sons, like family secrets.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Slipping into the insular crawl space of a Ka song felt like getting swept up into an epic poem.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Cassuto critiques the insular nature of most academic writing, which can be inaccessible to outsiders and, thus, not read.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
The industry has long been an insular one whose skills and opaque trading networks are passed down through generations from fathers to sons, like family secrets.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Slipping into the insular crawl space of a Ka song felt like getting swept up into an epic poem.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Cassuto critiques the insular nature of most academic writing, which can be inaccessible to outsiders and, thus, not read.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insular
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But these conservationists were not always taken seriously by professional ornithologists, who often viewed them as parochial animal lovers and laughed at their efforts.Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are literally thousands of other Americans worldwide who have dedicated their lives in similar ways to causes that are more consequential than parochial nationalism.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Shaikh said the swap is happening in the food hall's incubator section, where small businesses can get a stall and a six month lease to try out new concepts.Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many were small, but if the thunderstorm coincided with Santa Ana winds, the gusts could blow embers into the canyons, spreading the conflagration rapidly.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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My understanding has always been that the relic trade is loosely tolerated by the powers that be (many of whom have some pretty choice relics of their own), because one of the sneakiest ways authoritarian societies thrive is by letting their subjects get away with petty rebellions.Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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As our profile lays out, the record reveals Billy Wagner as a blustery, bigger-than-life figure who engaged in petty crime and coached his family to do the same.Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Get the most out of your galley kitchen with our guide to navigating the notoriously narrow floor plan in style By Elizabeth Stamp and Perri Ormont Blumberg All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Soon, we were told to go to the back of the train, where MTA workers were escorting us onto the narrow cat track to the escape stairs.Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Insular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insular. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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