as in small
not broad or open in views or opinions
the parochial pastimes of the people in that rural farm town
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Recent Examples of parochial
Investors might want to be less parochial just as political policy becomes increasingly so.
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Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Driven together by anti-Western grievance and their own parochial interests, China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are creating substantial authoritarian scale.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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
There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Driven together by anti-Western grievance and their own parochial interests, China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are creating substantial authoritarian scale.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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
There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parochial
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Ellie finds a small fishing boat to take her across the water to the aquarium.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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To meet rising demand, companies sprang up and began churning out rides – smaller versions for traveling carnivals and larger ones for town squares and amusement parks.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The lives of these accomplished, seemingly independent women revolve around men, petty antics and low-stakes squabbles.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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But the most powerful response isn’t rage or petty retaliation.—
Suneeta Motala,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs gave up two late runs in a narrow 2-1 loss to Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday night at Globe Life Field.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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The Formula 1 season moves to its most iconic venue this weekend, with the eighth round of the championship taking place around the narrow streets of Monaco.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Our heroine is Devon (Meghann Fahy), a hot mess from Buffalo who has arrived on a rich and insular Martha’s Vineyard-eque island in search of her younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock).—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Business history is littered with failures rooted in the suppression of dissenting views: Swissair’s board became increasingly insular and overconfident before the airline's collapse in 2002.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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However, the identity of the animal that left the fossils has remained a mystery, even as it [was] declared BC’s provincial fossil in 2023.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One person recently retired after 25 years at a provincial phone company.—
Karen Fonseth,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Transcending sectarian differences, these Irish patriots took green as the color of their national flag.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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By subsidizing private faith and sectarian instruction, ECCA would infringe on that foundational civil right for nonreligious and religious Americans alike.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The cuts could include the elimination of bus routes that get relatively little use and less frequent service on some popular routes.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Mia said she was kept off-kilter working around the clock for Combs with little sleep.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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“Parochial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parochial. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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