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 director of research for office-furnishings maker Herman Miller designed the workstation to combat corporate monotony and conformity, even though his creation became associated with it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
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
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
Why, if they follow this conformity business they'll end up by forcing me, an invisible man, to become white, which is not a color but the lack of one.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing conformity
Power Prefix: con-
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Grade 10, List 5
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