conformity
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Likewise, many well-known geniuses like Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang, who were chased out of Europe by the Nazis, brilliantly exposed the hypocrisies and soul deadening conformity of mainstream American culture.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
The family argued that their rights, which requires the State providing education to "respect the right of parents to ensure such education is in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions", had been contravened.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The book was followed by William H. Whyte’s “The Organization Man,” published in 1956, which explored how large corporations bred conformity in managers and, as a result, lost their ability to be innovative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
That distinction is really significant in a world that expects invisibility and conformity for us to be seen as beautiful.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025
San Bernardino in 1948 supplied the nation with a new yin and yang, new models of conformity and rebellion.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
Vocabulary lists containing conformity
Power Prefix: con-
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Grade 10, List 5
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