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closed-minded

[klohzd-mahyn-did] / ˈkloʊzdˈmaɪn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stubborn
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From 1971 to 1978,” Reiner played Michael “Meathead” Stivic, the progressive foil and son-in-law to Carol O’Connor’s proudly closed-minded conservative Archie Bunker in Norman Lear’s “All in the Family.”

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

They love to be influencers but are closed-minded and uninfluenceable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Speaking of the incident in September, Ms Baynham said: "It just shows how closed-minded people are, and let's say if I was a famous artist I don't think anyone would say anything."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

A lot of people in the electorate are pretty closed-minded, and they’re going to either not trust us at all or just not pay attention to us at all.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2024

“Unless you’re super closed-minded, I don’t see why you would do that.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024




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