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Recent Examples of provincialism
This is provincialism: putting narrow interests over the well-being of not just current residents, but also the entire city.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Whatever your own reaction, the open-ended nature of Serra’s approach flies in the face of what people have been conditioned to expect from today’s non-fiction cinema, much of which exists to challenge the audience for their provincialism while flattering them for their empathy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
But the return of a mysterious young woman Sandra (Roxane Mesquida), a scowling blonde sporting a leg brace and a rock’n’roll air of disdain for her hometown’s provincialism, expands Naw’s horizons suddenly.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
This was the mid-nineteen-sixties, when Canada was coming out of that provincialism and into its own.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Whatever your own reaction, the open-ended nature of Serra’s approach flies in the face of what people have been conditioned to expect from today’s non-fiction cinema, much of which exists to challenge the audience for their provincialism while flattering them for their empathy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
But the return of a mysterious young woman Sandra (Roxane Mesquida), a scowling blonde sporting a leg brace and a rock’n’roll air of disdain for her hometown’s provincialism, expands Naw’s horizons suddenly.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
This was the mid-nineteen-sixties, when Canada was coming out of that provincialism and into its own.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provincialism
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To dismiss animism as ignorant, superstitious, or atavistic is to partake in modern parochialism, and this serves the interests of those who, like the tree’s killers, delight in destroying life.—
Colin Cepuran,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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But what once provided insulation is now likely fostering parochialism.—
Harry G. Broadman,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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To qualify as critical regionalism, contemporary architecture had to use traditional tropes and local materials in unfamiliar variations, refuse to treat a site as just another blank slate, and use structure in an expressive way, visibly connected to a building’s purpose.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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Just don’t let the deniers know that regionalism and sustainability are essentially one and the same.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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To do so, the party will have to find an antidote for party insularity syndrome.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tomkins was witness to the art world losing its old insularity and museum shows becoming celebrity gatherings and status symbols.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some in congressional leadership feared that the growth of radio networks would create a monopoly by dominating the industry, stifle radio localism, and influence legislation—thereby limiting the public interest provision.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Buildings—a contemporary, fluid interpretation of the Cretan idiom by Pieris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like the idiom, their coffee shop hopes to bring surprising offerings to the coffee scene.—
Jenna Thompson
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The exhibit’s title is derived from a Spanish colloquialism.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ways to learn a new language Apps are a good way to learn the basics and proper pronunciation, but many colloquialisms, abbreviations and grammatically informal expressions used by fluent or native speakers aren’t taught on apps or in language classes.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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In film parlance, this would be a spoiler.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Or in Cowboys parlance, think Darren Woodson.—
Bill Jones,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Provincialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincialism. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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