conformity
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In a time of social conformity, “Picnic” explored the emotional wreckage and simmering passions behind the picket fences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
But these ravers have driven all the way out here as a rejection of conformity — so why obey now?
From Los Angeles Times • 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
“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law.”
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing conformity
Power Prefix: con-
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Grade 10, List 5
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