as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions
an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders
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Recent Examples of insular
There's lots of ways people can relate to that insular world.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
If a leader looks around a C-suite meeting and everyone looks the same, that's an issue because the company is culturally insular and narrow in its view.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
For as insular and targeted as Hollywood awards shows are, there has always been the drive to find a wide audience and high ratings.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
In Katy Hays' Saltwater, out March 25 from Ballantine Books, the insular superrich Lingate family is haunted by the 1992 death of Sarah Lingate, found dead below the cliffs of Capri and leaving behind her toddler Helen.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
If a leader looks around a C-suite meeting and everyone looks the same, that's an issue because the company is culturally insular and narrow in its view.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
For as insular and targeted as Hollywood awards shows are, there has always been the drive to find a wide audience and high ratings.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
In Katy Hays' Saltwater, out March 25 from Ballantine Books, the insular superrich Lingate family is haunted by the 1992 death of Sarah Lingate, found dead below the cliffs of Capri and leaving behind her toddler Helen.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insular
Adjective
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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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With any luck, a little digestive distress will be just a small trade-off for getting past your illness and feeling like yourself again.—
Beth Krietsch,
SELF,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lee already had six permanent tattoos –– small ones easily hidden by clothing –– and thought this was a good opportunity to try out a more visible tattoo.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Image In Davao, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembered for cracking down on problems like drugs, petty crime and violence.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Where Hub once pursued petty criminals, he’s now charged with rounding up escaped demons by the Devil himself.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The narrow five-game spread between the top and bottom performers illustrates the relative consistency in baseline predictive ability.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This would seemingly narrow season 4's destinations down to... Will There Be a Season 4 of The White Lotus?—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Insular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insular. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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