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pedantry

[ped-n-tree] / ˈpɛd n tri /


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Such pedantry is perhaps why Malaysian durians have earned a special place on the Chinese table.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Jovin’s journey is narrated in brief vignettes that highlight her own dogged buoyancy and the competitive pedantry of the people she meets.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

A windowless chamber is for dwelling on the consequences of your pedantry.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021

It’s a phrase that riffs on the pedantry of bureaucratic inspection but also surveillance and state intrusion.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2020

This logician would be unbearably pedantic, but there is a grain of good taste in the pedantry.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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