as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her
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Recent Examples of hypocritical
Some even pointed to an interview Yang recently conducted with the pop star for Interview magazine, claiming that his comments seemed hypocritical in hindsight given the nature of his SNL performance.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Movie masturbation scenes also highlight our culture’s hypocritical double standard.
—Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
The thumb has been placed on the scales to promote the agenda of the person who owns this website under the intensely hypocritical guise of free speech.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
The result is an American policy that is seen by much of the world as doubly hypocritical.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
Movie masturbation scenes also highlight our culture’s hypocritical double standard.
—Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
The thumb has been placed on the scales to promote the agenda of the person who owns this website under the intensely hypocritical guise of free speech.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
The result is an American policy that is seen by much of the world as doubly hypocritical.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocritical
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The porch is covered in fake roses, from its pillars to ceiling to gable, where Cantabrana places a small Guadalupe statue in its apex.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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And even worse than that, fake books that are literally empty inside.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Here’s who reimagined the character as a clever but underestimated woman Sept. 5, 2024 Bates has particularly relished the opportunity to play the double life of her character, who is constantly three steps ahead of those around her.Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Levinson family Levinson, who lives in Mantua, N.J,, is cancer-free after a year of treatment that included chemotherapy and a double mastectomy.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Critics might argue that the opposition’s electoral victory was meaningless because Maduro ultimately retained power and intensified repression.Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2024
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The in-season tourney is, objectively, a meaningless competition.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.Sam Sacks, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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This means focusing on clear expectations, meaningful work and genuine connections rather than superficial engagement initiatives like culture surveys that don’t result in any positive change.Cynthia Pong, JD, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The tribute left social media users divided, with some criticizing Stamos’ gesture as superficial.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024
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While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.Emily Holgate, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2024
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Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.Scott LaFee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
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Think of nervous smiles, insincere smiles, and smirks.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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His argument: propaganda does not always have to be insincere or untrue.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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But inflation, housing shortages and strained services have fueled frustration at migrant and refugee populations in many European countries, and the unrest has manifested itself at the ballot box in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and several others.Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Eminem often highlighted his strained relationship with his mother in his music early in his career.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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