politically correct

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Recent Examples of politically correct My peers love that Fuentes isn’t politically correct. Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025 Artists of color have long felt pressure to capitalize on the most marginal aspects of their biographies, as white critics (most critics) have remained eager to dismiss those who address race or colonialism in their work as politically correct or identity obsessed. Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 Violent effect, not politically correct. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for politically correct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for politically correct
Adjective
  • Orbán’s grip on power, unquestionable for a decade and a half, suddenly looked vulnerable.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Hearts have melted online after a scared rescue dog bravely faced her fear in order to join her owner, with many viewers praising her unquestionable courage and determination.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The open-air bath integrated within a small courtyard garden is the indisputable jewel of the property, providing a picturesque setting to unwind after a long day of touristing.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The preparation was indisputable.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • By the month's end, the pull toward home becomes undeniable and genuinely lovely.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Breakthroughs like the steam engine, the lightning rod and the hot air balloon carried immense promise and undeniable uncertainty.
    Gyimah Whitaker, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The mark was federally registered in 2015 and has since achieved incontestable status, a legal designation that strengthens ownership rights.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Many experts also remained in denial until evidence of Covid’s lethality and transmissibility became incontestable.
    David Blumenthal, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The feeling of well-being is tangible, and incontrovertible.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Beauty’s at-times reluctance to embrace TikTok Shop as a channel mirrors the industry’s longtime disinclination toward Amazon, an attitude that has shifted in recent years as the e-commerce giant’s beauty business has grown at an incontrovertible clip.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The second route, and the route that makes indubitable sense, entails using the techniques and methods of psychology to gauge the performance of AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This Japandi design will look great in your forever home, too, of course, with its light wash wood and indubitable Donald Judd-ness.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Harbaugh seemed tense during his Friday press conference sitting next to GM Joe Schoen as the second round of the draft rolled on compared to a much more positive Thursday interview after the first round.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • From California to Annecy, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios will travel with two back-to-back presentations, a definite highlight of Annecy’s Friday in recent years.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Getting Clardy is a definite positive.
    Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/politically%20correct. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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