as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip
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Recent Examples of insincere
Others offered themselves as mediators in the sincere (or insincere) hope of minimizing the war’s direct and ancillary costs or even of ending it altogether.
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s not to say there’s no room for course-correction — Karen’s frenemy Gizelle Bryant suddenly learning how to apologize this season is a good example — but that a sudden personality transplant reads as insincere.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Besides fighting tooth and nail over painting one another as insincere, the candidates’ focus on union support is also at the forefront of this race.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Jurado, a tenant rights attorney, has blasted De León’s apologies as insincere.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s not to say there’s no room for course-correction — Karen’s frenemy Gizelle Bryant suddenly learning how to apologize this season is a good example — but that a sudden personality transplant reads as insincere.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Besides fighting tooth and nail over painting one another as insincere, the candidates’ focus on union support is also at the forefront of this race.
—Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Jurado, a tenant rights attorney, has blasted De León’s apologies as insincere.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere
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The claim: Image shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect’s fake ID A Dec. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of what at first glance appears to be a Hawaii driver’s license with a photo of the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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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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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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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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And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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If an organization’s culture is aspirational rather than lived and practiced, the result is often a hypocritical, inauthentic hiring experience.Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 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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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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There was also one loose nine-millimeter hollow point round.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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There’s a hollow separator in the center, which can be filled with water and frozen in order to keep two bottles cold on the go.Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Insincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincere. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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