politically correct

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Recent Examples of politically correct In other words, hiring and promoting for culture-fit is a politically correct, socially accepted, and benevolent way to promote in-group favoritism and tribalism. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 There are also some trends that tend to impose a dictatorship of politically correct topics. Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies. Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 For starters, Coppola seems to think — and Megalopolis repeatedly seems to imply, however inadvertently — that the greatest risk of fascism comes from the politically correct, insurgent left, rather than from oppressive systems. Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for politically correct 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for politically correct
Adjective
  • Regardless, what is unquestionable is that Mr. Biden has pushed the presidential pardon power into new ground.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025
  • With a career spanning 19 full-time seasons and 34 series victories, including a 2017 championship, Truex Jr's success in NASCAR is unquestionable.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Two high-profile celebrity marriages and plenty of box office hits later, Moore's place in Hollywood's firmament is indisputable.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Legal precedents and constitutional protections make Harris' eligibility for the presidency indisputable, despite misinformation circulating on social media.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And the impact that 40 years of the festival has had on our culture in Utah is undeniable.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know About Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Push—As Major Cities And Mexico Brace For Surge Cape Town's appeal as a host city is undeniable.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the personal drama between them was incontestable.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Despite intersex invisibility in broader society, our incontrovertible existence demonstrates that Trump’s order is neither based in reality nor biology.
    Alicia Roth Weigel, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
  • When senators read from their self-aggrandizing scripts, the resemblance to play actors is incontrovertible.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 24 May 2023
  • There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2010
Adjective
  • On January 14, the princess shared the news with a heartfelt message that reiterated her positive mindset.
    Vogue, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This is creating space for a new and positive transformation.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The injury is a definite setback, though, and this wasn’t a positive year for him before it.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • PostTrak exits are 4 1/2 stars with a 62% definite recommend for the turnout, which leaned 51% female and 63% over 45 turnout.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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