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opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Recent Examples of conventional wisdom
Their finding ran counter to the conventional wisdom, which held that cartilagemaking cells, known as chondrocytes, contain little lipid.
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Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Although it was similarly fueled by high winds, conventional wisdom has it that the Great Chicago Fire could never happen now, thanks to a much larger and better prepared Fire Department, new building materials and codes ensuring fire resistance, and the end of sidewalks made of timber.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has a mandate to take on the political establishment and upend its conventional wisdom.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The conventional wisdom had divided the creatures into two categories based on tooth shape: dirk-toothed and scimitar-toothed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
Although it was similarly fueled by high winds, conventional wisdom has it that the Great Chicago Fire could never happen now, thanks to a much larger and better prepared Fire Department, new building materials and codes ensuring fire resistance, and the end of sidewalks made of timber.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Trump has a mandate to take on the political establishment and upend its conventional wisdom.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The conventional wisdom had divided the creatures into two categories based on tooth shape: dirk-toothed and scimitar-toothed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for conventional wisdom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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The panel met Monday evening and voted his nomination out of committee 14-13 along party lines.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After some remarks from House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, the issue was opened for a floor vote, which failed, largely along party lines.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Grateful Dead transcended any kind of generalization.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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Cautious generalizations are possible here, but young Russians, just like those of any generation, clearly have a broad range of views and attitudes.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2024
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Putting them all together in one attack exploit, however, is far from commonplace.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
17 Sep. 2024
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By spotlighting women across all sectors of the business, the She Rocks Awards continues to challenge stereotypes and dismantle barriers.—
Holly Alvarado,
Orange County Register,
25 Jan. 2025
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In Odd One Out, a group of similar people tries to root out a mole, thereby examining individual stereotypes (for example, a group of straight guys tries to identify the secretly gay one).—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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One step in her normal daily routine was eating oatmeal, according to Dr. Mike Sevilla, a family physician at Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Alternatively, just incorporating morning stretches into your routine will work wonders.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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