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as in narrow
unwilling to grant other people social rights or to accept other viewpoints
it took a while for some of the more narrow-minded members of management to be persuaded to modernize the dress code
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as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions
narrow-minded people who instinctively feared and shunned those from different cultures
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Recent Examples of narrow-minded
The art world was dismissing the popular reception of Photorealism with a similarly narrow-minded explanation: Ordinary people, whose experience was being represented, liked it.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Reducing African artists to only Afrobeats because of their ethnicity is narrow-minded and completely disregards the diversity of the various African musical styles that these musicians represent and explore through their artistry.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
And this kind of thinking is just so narrow-minded and patronizing.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
As such, strong rulers keep narrow-minded bureaucrats from leading their country into costly miscalculations.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Sweepingly ridiculed as one of 2012’s worst albums, that judgment, five years later, feels wildly narrow-minded.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
That’s the rigorous—or narrow-minded—judgment that . . .
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
But the pacing is zippy; the animation is lush and textured, especially when the series, unexpectedly and wonderfully, veers into the supernatural; and the characterization tweaks are inspired, especially those that will make the most narrow-minded people mad.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Reducing African artists to only Afrobeats because of their ethnicity is narrow-minded and completely disregards the diversity of the various African musical styles that these musicians represent and explore through their artistry.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 13 Sep. 2024
And this kind of thinking is just so narrow-minded and patronizing.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
As such, strong rulers keep narrow-minded bureaucrats from leading their country into costly miscalculations.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023
Despite the ill-conceived and narrow-minded arguments made by those who believe that atonement and rehabilitation are inconsequential, my colleagues and I in the criminal justice system have seen firsthand how that thinking is irrefutably false.
—Aisha Braveboy, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Sweepingly ridiculed as one of 2012’s worst albums, that judgment, five years later, feels wildly narrow-minded.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrow-minded
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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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The narrow definition of who the competition was meant merging two competitors in a market posed a bigger risk to consumers of less choice and potentially higher prices.Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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But parochial political feuds and byzantine zoning codes have hampered LA’s efforts to get more new housing off the ground.Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
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Given the court's significance in international law, this case could have more of an impact than COP on countries' behavior and corporate policies — and on future legal action, compared to past more parochial climate cases.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Perry none too subtly reminds that such a relationship was hardly welcomed in 1940s small-town America, as sniping from their bigoted blond classmate Mary Kathryn (Sarah Helbringer) makes clear.Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many Democrats have abandoned hope in favor of cynicism: deciding that most of the voting public are selfish, bigoted enemies of democracy.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 23 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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Black bears are the smallest of the North American bears.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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High in the Italian Alps, the wise but taciturn eldest daughters of a provincial matriarch, perpetually pregnant, vie for the attentions of Pietro (De Domenico), who hails from Sicily and has been deserted by the war.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Fabula, co-produced in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, follows Jos, a provincial criminal grappling with personal and professional failures.Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 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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Many people are intolerant to dust mites—not down—which can cause nasal congestion, itchy skin, and other not-so-fun symptoms.Suzy Forman, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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For those who are intolerant to dairy products or those who are vegan, almonds are a great source of calcium and phosphorus.Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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The insular island is best known for staging an annual pageant that depicts the cannibalistic murder of four English soldiers — and believe it or not, the locals who stage this play aren’t thrilled to see four English guests in their town.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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An island is insular by nature, and your goal is to create an inclusive environment that allows every member to flourish.Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Narrow-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrow-minded. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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