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Recent Examples of provincialism
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.
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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
These developments are good news for the overall stability of the western Balkans, a region still mired in sectarianism and provincialism.
—Jasmin Mujanovic, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2017
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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
These developments are good news for the overall stability of the western Balkans, a region still mired in sectarianism and provincialism.
—Jasmin Mujanovic, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provincialism
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This proposal, coupled with the disincentive at the federal level that increased the price of the visas from $215 to $100,000, shows a parochialism that does not foster open and productive inquiry.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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Yet against all odds, there is a truth in her SUV-to-tarmac-to-SUV-to-tarmac insularity.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Countering insularity will require that all community stakeholders step up to the challenge.—
Richard Edelman,
Time,
18 Jan. 2026
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Always bummed about something: the crowd, the wind, the hotel breakfast, the localism, the boards, the guy on the inside.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The show chugged along nonetheless, gradually attracting fans who adored its stark cinematography and weirdo colloquialisms.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some unique and exciting sports that feature uncommon vernacular.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, Volpe and Bernstorff’s script wants for a more precise, flavorful local vernacular.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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In its latest initiative, Berlin’s legendary Kino Babylon will host a showcase of recent notable titles from the Guadalajara Festival, FICG in popular parlance, and headed from 2019 by Estrella Araiza.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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It was once said, for instance, that Disney’s cast members — staff, in park parlance — would be able to recognize if someone’s personality leaned resistance, First Order or rogue.—
Todd Martens,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Provincialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provincialism. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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