as in parochial
not broad or open in views or opinions
an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders
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Recent Examples of insular
As a result of his life without physical pain, Nate lives a very insular existence outside of work until his long-standing crush and co-worker, Sherry (Amber Midthunder), makes the first move.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
There's lots of ways people can relate to that insular world.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
This intense — and sometimes insular — man of molecular, granular detail also gave them a presentation board.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Landis is a story of a failed equity with somewhat of an insular board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
There's lots of ways people can relate to that insular world.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
This intense — and sometimes insular — man of molecular, granular detail also gave them a presentation board.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Landis is a story of a failed equity with somewhat of an insular board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insular
Adjective
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The plum political prize, of course, will be deciding how congressional districts are drawn, perhaps giving this parochial court a major say in which party—and its preferred Speaker—gets to run the U.S. House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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There is nothing more parochial or bland than being a soft, white Anglican kid from Ottawa.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Braves aren’t even one-sixteenth into their season, and a nine-game sample is much too small to provide an accurate predictor of where a team will end up.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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For anyone doing this for the first time, do be warned this station is extremely small with just six ticket barriers in total.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Image In Davao, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembered for cracking down on problems like drugs, petty crime and violence.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Where Hub once pursued petty criminals, he’s now charged with rounding up escaped demons by the Devil himself.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The narrow five-game spread between the top and bottom performers illustrates the relative consistency in baseline predictive ability.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Any migrant can individually bring a claim, Harris argued, but only in Texas where they're being held, and only along narrower grounds.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Insular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insular. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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