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conformist

[kuhn-fawr-mist] / kənˈfɔr mɪst /


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Over the long term, this can mean a changed society as more conformist and compliant speech and culture become more widely accepted and entrenched.

From Salon May 28, 2026

The teachers are good, but the vibe there is comparatively bureaucratic and conformist, Sealey said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2025

But if, like me, you think today’s media is somehow unprecedentedly conformist, consider 2022’s “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington” by Kathryn J. McGarr.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

"Attending a concert is a mix of bragging rights, being a conformist and being part of the scene," he says.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2024

I just can’t be a conformist like most of the girls on the team.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

"The process is inherently driven by appreciators pulling the conformists upward, but not the other way around," says Dr. Snitkovsky.

From Science Daily Mar. 2, 2026

First, second and third class travel was provided for conformists, and another section with the same classes for non-conformists.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2023

SoftBank was founded by Masayoshi Son, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, who is known as a defiant visionary in a Japanese corporate world dominated by tradition-bound conformists.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2023

When one is modern or ahead of their time, inevitably one provokes or creates scandals because society insists that we conform or be conformists.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2022

I go to school with a bunch of conformists.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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