as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
the hidebound innkeeper refused to see the need for a Web site, insisting that the inn had done without one for over 150 years
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Recent Examples of hidebound
Trump is confident that his nominee to become Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, can unleash an even greater economic bonanza by jettisoning what the president sees as the central bank’s hidebound reluctance to slash interest rates.
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ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
The nation’s scientific institutions have become hidebound.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
And while challenges persist, there are already signs that hidebound profligacy is being replaced by newfound autarky.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
For a country that had endured two and a half centuries of often absolutist rule by a hidebound monarchy, this was not a trivial achievement.
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Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
The nation’s scientific institutions have become hidebound.
—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
And while challenges persist, there are already signs that hidebound profligacy is being replaced by newfound autarky.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
For a country that had endured two and a half centuries of often absolutist rule by a hidebound monarchy, this was not a trivial achievement.
—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hidebound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidebound
Adjective
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But the shift underscores a dramatic loss of clout by Comcast and other traditional media enterprises.
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While the crowds spent their money on an overheated summer in the Mediterranean, a quieter group is waiting patiently for September, October and November, the traditional shoulder season.
Adjective
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Texas is on the verge of mandating more than 5 million of its public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
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Lee raised his target from 7,700 as stronger corporate earnings offset a more conservative valuation outlook.
Adjective
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Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
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In an age of intelligent machines, who gets to decide what is orthodox remains one of the most important questions a free society can ask.
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“Hidebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidebound. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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