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popular belief

NOUN

public opinion

Synonyms

WEAK

climate of opinion community sentiment consensus gentium conventional wisdom general belief group pressure prevailing belief prevailing sentiment public belief social pressure special-interest pressure vox pop vox populi

NOUN

vox populi

Synonyms

WEAK

general voice one accord popular opinion popular sentiment single voice unison vox pop

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Contrary to the popular belief of many fans, for instance, Jones bears much of the responsibility for the rift with his bandmates and his tragic demise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"We found that, contrary to popular belief, closing one's eyes actually impairs the ability to detect these sounds," said author Yu Huang.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Geopolitical risk: Another popular belief is that gold hedges against geopolitical risk, rising when that risk heightens and vice versa.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Contrary to popular belief, dog teams generally do not stop and wait for a musher who falls off.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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