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Recent Examples of unreceptive
This is not likely to be effective given that conspiratorial thinking tends to become so entrenched that the believer comes to be entirely unreceptive to reasons.
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Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Niger's junta members in the capital this week but called them unreceptive to her demands to restore Niger's democracy.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Tracy Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2023
Republican voters, especially the MAGA supporters, have been unreceptive.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
This film is a prime example of how the sci-fi genre helps creators to pass along (often very preachy) messages to otherwise unreceptive audiences.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2023
Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met with Niger's junta members in the capital this week but called them unreceptive to her demands to restore Niger's democracy.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Tracy Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2023
Republican voters, especially the MAGA supporters, have been unreceptive.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreceptive
Adjective
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The bureau’s partisan critics haven’t effectively challenged these figures.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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After former Supervisor Nora Vargas' resignation and before the special election to replace her, the board stands at just four members, with a 2-2 partisan split.—
Andrew Keatts,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Gazing out onto Prince William Sound with its stunning scenery had this narrow-minded city-and-car guy bitten by the cruise bug.—
David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Grammys have always prized a narrow-minded, classic sense of musicianship: deft songwriting, big vocals, live instrumentation.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Star found that Black firefighters were less likely to be promoted to higher ranks due to a biased testing system as well as policies that tended to keep Black firefighters from choice assignments in fire stations that could lead to career advancement.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Reality check: Musk and some Republicans have said that overhauling the government will save money and root out biased programs.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Olivet President Jonathan Park and Vice President Walker Tzeng said that the probe was racially and religiously prejudiced and was prompted by news reports from Newsweek, which university leaders claimed to be inaccurate.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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The partial solar eclipse will occur from 4:50 a.m. to 8:43 a.m. EDT on March 29, according to Space.com.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plans are still in the works, but managers are exploring all options and may consider at least partial demolition of the mall.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The paradox of intolerance says the one thing to be intolerant of is intolerance itself.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Inspector Generals' offices must be staffed by people who are constitutionally intolerant of injustice.—
Lucy Lang,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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The only non-active members of that group not in the Hall of Fame are Roger Clemens, who has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs, and Curt Schilling, whose long history of bigoted and inflammatory remarks hurt his standing with voters over the years.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Morton agreed to produce Ian’s debut, Society’s Child, the album that would simultaneously propel her to stardom and sacrifice her to bigoted attacks.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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