conformity
Example Sentences
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When such state threats are systematized, they can foment a broader climate of fear, self-censorship and conformity.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
In a May 5 ruling seen by AFP, the court said VW "failed in its obligation of conformity" by selling nearly 950,000 vehicles equipped with the devices in France between 2007 and 2015.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
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
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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