hypocrite
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While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Ethan could easily label Chloe a hypocrite in these forums or at home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
In 2018, after Parker offered condolences for Cattrall's brother's death, Cattrall responded on social media, calling Parker a "hypocrite" and stating, "You are not my family. You are not my friend."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
“Awful old hypocrite, telling everyone else to help you and trying to worm out of it himself. And for heaven’s sake keep away from that horn.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing hypocrite
The Hate U Give
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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