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Recent Examples of insularity
Tomkins was witness to the art world losing its old insularity and museum shows becoming celebrity gatherings and status symbols.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the center of it all, with its estates and postcard vistas, is Merritt Island (population around 35,000), projecting an air of serene insularity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
But insularity has its costs, and they were borne entirely by the Iranian people.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Setting aside the gawking nature of certain style choices (the warped, swiveling, 360-degree shots used when someone starts talking about particularly demented ideas are nauseating on multiple levels), the series too closely mirrors its subjects’ insularity.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Yet against all odds, there is a truth in her SUV-to-tarmac-to-SUV-to-tarmac insularity.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
This insularity negatively impacts us on a personal, and societal, level.
—Richard Edelman, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
That insularity has long been at the root of the Globes’ wackier moves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the center of it all, with its estates and postcard vistas, is Merritt Island (population around 35,000), projecting an air of serene insularity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
But insularity has its costs, and they were borne entirely by the Iranian people.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Setting aside the gawking nature of certain style choices (the warped, swiveling, 360-degree shots used when someone starts talking about particularly demented ideas are nauseating on multiple levels), the series too closely mirrors its subjects’ insularity.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Yet against all odds, there is a truth in her SUV-to-tarmac-to-SUV-to-tarmac insularity.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
This insularity negatively impacts us on a personal, and societal, level.
—Richard Edelman, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
That insularity has long been at the root of the Globes’ wackier moves.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insularity
Noun
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To dismiss animism as ignorant, superstitious, or atavistic is to partake in modern parochialism, and this serves the interests of those who, like the tree’s killers, delight in destroying life.—
Colin Cepuran,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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But what once provided insulation is now likely fostering parochialism.—
Harry G. Broadman,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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This provincialism was identified as such and condemned by Merlin Klee, who had been a Freedom Rider as well as a Catholic before joining the community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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This is provincialism: putting narrow interests over the well-being of not just current residents, but also the entire city.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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In a time when polarization and intolerance threaten the democratic fabric of our nation, the image of a Seder at the Freedom Tower offers a different vision, one of solidarity rooted in shared experience.—
Brian Siegal,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Orson Scott Card wrote a whole series preoccupied with the devastating results of interspecies misunderstanding and intolerance, then followed it up with various noxious statements cementing his homophobia.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Insularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insularity. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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