cynic
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The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Given the state of the government's popularity, you don't have to be a cynic to ask if these sorts of promises will be enough to turn things round.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
A cynic might argue that celebrities don’t want film and moviegoing as we know them to die because they don’t want to lose their source of income, and maybe that’s true for some.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
A cynic might say that, like those hideous-slash-adorable dolls, brachy pups are a trendy accessory for young urbanites to parade about and post on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Already, though, I hope to have convinced you, the reader, that history is not “just one damn fact after another,” as a cynic put it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing cynic
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