cliquishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cliquishness
Noun
  • This principle of mutuality, arguably, is what has restored adhocism’s radical potential, even if the method is often interpreted as a showcase for personal inventiveness, decoupled from any broader social context.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Genuine emotional depth requires safety, mutuality and accountability.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Daryl and Carol have taken fans on an unforgettable and intensely human journey of challenge, survival, hope and friendship, and the response from fans, from the very first moments of The Walking Dead, has been remarkable.
    Peter White, Deadline, 25 July 2025
  • As for the podcast, their on-air chemistry is the product of 18 years of friendship.
    Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • But while Trump and Putin speak of each other with cordiality, relations are testier between the two countries than the rhetoric would indicate.
    Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 26 May 2025
  • His finest strengths are personality and cordiality, and both were amplified on the stage.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
  • As part of this distancing, Seoul promotes a narrative (as seen in its recent monuments and museums) that emphasizes Japan’s wartime violence and highlights Korean amity with China.
    Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2015
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“Cliquishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliquishness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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