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Recent Examples of sycophancy
If sycophancy is the measure, Vance is clearly the leading contestant.
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Most of the attackers are just pilot fish, trying to outdo one another in being vicious in their sycophancy.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Elements of this are already evident, with visible sycophancy among China’s political class now the norm.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Jürgen Voller lacks distinction as a villain, possessing neither the naked ambition of Belloq (Paul Freeman) from Raiders or the self-serving sycophancy of Walter Donovan (Julian Glover) in Last Crusade.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
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Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Most of the attackers are just pilot fish, trying to outdo one another in being vicious in their sycophancy.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
Elements of this are already evident, with visible sycophancy among China’s political class now the norm.
—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
Jürgen Voller lacks distinction as a villain, possessing neither the naked ambition of Belloq (Paul Freeman) from Raiders or the self-serving sycophancy of Walter Donovan (Julian Glover) in Last Crusade.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophancy
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Jenn Tran is shedding more light on her Dancing with the Stars partnership and adoration for Sasha Farber.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fux highlights the construction of the diva persona and the dynamic between admiration and adoration.David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Our inner landscapes shifted to accommodate new forms of beauty, old forms of worship.hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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The church, a vital space for many local immigrant families, made the decision to prioritize the safety of its parishioners, as anxiety builds over potential immigration raids in places of worship.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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But as a Christian, the bigger threat in the U.S. now seems to be Evangelical idolatry—this tendency of many Christians to turn a political candidate into an idol, particularly one who has proven himself so thoroughly unfit as Donald Trump.Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Sycophancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sycophancy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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