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Recent Examples of blinkered
Warren’s blinkered statement provoked a backlash, and rightly so.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Alas, the blinkered SFO board has disgracefully not supported Salonen’s transformative vision.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
With her big inward eyes and perpetual glower, Northam effectively conveys Elsa’s restless, blinkered life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Then there was the museum’s debut survey of the film industry, which came in for a drubbing for what was perceived to be its anxious, overcompensating political correctness, coupled with a blinkered vision that paid little mind to the Hollywood studio system and its founders.
—Gary Baum For The Hollywood Reporter, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Alas, the blinkered SFO board has disgracefully not supported Salonen’s transformative vision.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
With her big inward eyes and perpetual glower, Northam effectively conveys Elsa’s restless, blinkered life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Then there was the museum’s debut survey of the film industry, which came in for a drubbing for what was perceived to be its anxious, overcompensating political correctness, coupled with a blinkered vision that paid little mind to the Hollywood studio system and its founders.
—Gary Baum For The Hollywood Reporter, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinkered
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The divisiveness and vitriol at the state and especially national level is undoubtedly feeding into this local election, as society in general has become more tribal and insular, thanks in large part to the weaponization of social media.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet, Xi’s visit laid bare the true nature of California’s political machinery — an insular, dynastic system dominated by ultrawealthy progressives whose priorities shift when the right people are watching.—
Carson Becker,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There will be the usual provincial arguments about which league was actually the strongest.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This year the rebels have made significant gains, including seizing the provincial capitals of Goma and Bukavu.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Empathy Without Discernment: The tendency to immediately rally behind someone who claims harm or makes an accusation without critically assessing the validity of the claim, leading to reactionary and sometimes unjust outcomes.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Emotional decision-making disrupts this discipline and can initiate a cycle of reactionary behavior: selling during downturns, reentering during rallies, and repeating the process whenever volatility arises.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those fired were not hidebound deep state bureaucrats merely slurping from the federal trough.—
Southern California News Group Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Belatedly, political classes (and some of Japan’s huge industrial conglomerates) are realizing the economic value, employment potential and soft power impact of a less hidebound and risk-averse film and TV industry.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2024
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“Blinkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinkered. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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