performative
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He said Albadri had acted in an "absurd, performative fashion" which was "deliberately designed to draw attention to himself".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
There were no performative photo-ops with politicians or any ride-alongs with police.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
“There’s a performative aspect where employees overblow their usage of AI so that they appear relevant in the organization,” says Andrea Derler, principal researcher at Visier, which helps companies track and analyze employee work habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I could see now that there was a performative piece to politics that I hadn’t yet fully mastered.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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