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Recent Examples of sycophancy
Yeah, there is nothing but sycophancy and repulsing his enemies.
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
But what is truly new here—at least in U.S. history—is the centralized system of sycophancy these corporations have constructed.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
If sycophancy is the measure, Vance is clearly the leading contestant.
—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
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
But what is truly new here—at least in U.S. history—is the centralized system of sycophancy these corporations have constructed.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
If sycophancy is the measure, Vance is clearly the leading contestant.
—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
See all Example Sentences for sycophancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophancy
Noun
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The couple can't get enough of their cute pups, Jesse and Fable, and now have one more way to showcase their adoration in addition to posting paw-fect selfies to social media — and that's with custom sweaters featuring pictures of their dogs on them!—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.—
Margaret Lyons,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Visiting a mosque is not unlike visiting a cathedral, a synagogue, or any other place of worship.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So are schools, supermarkets and houses of worship.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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