cynicism
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Mr. Blyth exudes a bland wholesomeness that’s an ill fit for the cynicism and cocky humor that define his character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
So I’m hoping there’s a combination of that with a greater cynicism about the A.I. companies, a greater realization that the real needs you.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Hoffa” is very different from the other films that you directed both before and after, which are mostly comedies touched by dark cynicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
There is no greater antidote to the public cynicism about the press than seeing the labor and thought and scrupulous care that go into producing a masterful piece of journalism.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
The girls' faces are fresh and untouched by the indulgences and cynicisms of city life.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014
Gold will be accused of twin cynicisms – of jumping on the Olympics bandwagon and of manipulating its audience's emotions.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012
America's discussion and debate, its hopes and cynicisms about the post-war world, moved last week to a new plane.
From Time Magazine Archive
And golfers are as prone as the police to develop fatalistic cynicisms about their fellow men.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was about to give vent to one of his coldest cynicisms, when Nick Devereux looked over from the card table and claimed him.
From The Law-Breakers by Ridgwell Cullum
Vocabulary lists containing cynicism
Grade 10, List 1
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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