provincialism

noun

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as in parochialism

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Recent Examples of provincialism 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 Trotsky was repulsed by the Georgian’s pockmarked face, his coarse manners, his provincialism. — Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026 Liebling took this characteristic, the public shows of modesty (and less public tribalism), as good old fashioned Midwestern provincialism. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for provincialism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provincialism
  1. parochialism
  2. regionalism
  3. insularity
  4. localism
  5. idiom
  6. colloquialism
  7. vernacular
  8. parlance
Noun
  • Historically, parochialism about other minds has been a bad bet—reflexive dismissal won’t get us any further than credulous acceptance.
    — Tharin Pillay, Time, 15 June 2026
  • Proximity and parochialism dictate that the San Diego Wave’s biggest rival is Angel City, Los Angeles’ National Women’s Soccer League club.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of parochialism
Noun
  • The sport is defined by regionalism and spectacle, contradiction and chaos.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The concept of critical regionalism may seem like a poor fit for New York, that proud engine of globalism, crucible of efficiency, and maximizer of revenue.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of regionalism
Noun
  • This insularity causes the same surnames to show up over and over in public records from Followers communities in Idaho, and, just as happened in the faith’s earlier generations, the sprawling Followers families tend to intermarry.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Countering insularity, Edelman found, requires brokering trust through common interests.
    — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
Definition of insularity
Noun
  • And history points toward consolidation not having a great impact on localism.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Both the ceramic and the chamoy traditions symbolize layers of culture as shaped by globalism and localism.
    — Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of localism
Noun
  • In the more compressed idiom of three-act-movie storytelling, this chapter would represent the end of act two, when all hope appears lost.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There are plenty of idioms to describe Andrean outside hitter Aleece Ehler’s freshman season.
    — Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.
    — Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of colloquialism
Noun
  • Many have already mined Ford’s design vernacular, few with the original gusto.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, on a remote mountain in New Zealand, a little girl was running similar experiments, sublimating the language of cartoons into a supple personal vernacular.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of vernacular
Noun
  • In response, the town shifted its marketing to late-night booze-ups and wedding parties (known, in British parlance, as stag dos and hen dos), and subsequently grew a reputation as a sandcastle Sodom.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In OpenAI's current parlance, a plugin is a bundle of apps, instructions, role-specific skills, and recurring workflows rather than an external application or a folder of sample prompts.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Provincialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincialism. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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