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Noun
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But Ohio State showed what resiliency looks like in the face of adversity, especially with a load of naysayers believing the Buckeyes once again wouldn’t be able to take their talented team to the title game.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Novak Djokovic has defied the odds, the age, the naysayers and Tony Jones by beating Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open in a scintilating quarterfinal match.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And the video was a next-gen, next level piece of moviemaking, a cinema verité of the raping of the American farm, a vast, cynical travesty played out in broad daylight in Reagan’s twisted America.—
SPIN Editors,
SPIN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ironically, Voyager dramatically improved with what could be a cynical casting stunt: adding the alluring Jeri Ryan (constantly wearing a catsuit, no less).—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Yes, but: AGI is also not well-defined, and both optimists and pessimists have complained that it's become a moving goalpost.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Optimists and pessimists Are scientists merely speculating?—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Be skeptical of anyone who promises immediate cleanup or immediate repairs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s diverging views on foreign policy President-elect Donald Trump has been skeptical of U.S. alliances, including NATO and defense partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, all of which the Biden team has worked to shore up over the past four years.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Very quickly the ironic, misanthropic tone is established, as is the chemistry among the cast.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
12 Nov. 2024
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In turn, Judaism boils down not to an ongoing conversation of faith and morals but one of tired, misanthropic tropes.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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China remains the second biggest market outside of North America, and there were two Hollywood titles in the Top 10 in 2024 — Godzilla x Kong and Alien: Romulus (contrary to 2023 which had none) — but folks are pessimistic that Hollywood will ever return to the heyday of 2012-2019 there.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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Then there are the rankings that were right by being pessimistic, which isn’t as fun, but just as important.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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