rakishness

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Recent Examples of rakishness The staging may occasionally bring back flashbacks of the Valentine’s Day aisle of your local pharmacy, but the gaudy rakishness seems right at home at the Pantages. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Mr. Ellis was born in Wales, and the creators of this incoherent mess apparently hope that his accent will convey rakishness and arch sophistication. Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakishness
Noun
  • This natural degradation in data characteristics means an AI that once performed well might start making errors as its environment evolves.
    Ronen Cojocaru, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Despite the degradation of its military capabilities, Iran can leverage proxies, criminal organizations abroad, and cyberattacks to hit Israeli, and possibly U.S., targets.
    Nakissa Jahanbani, The Conversation, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office claims that corruption tied to these export permits cost the state 12.3 trillion rupiah ($755 million).
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 18 June 2025
  • Maybe the game doesn’t die in corruption but in the apathy of those who stop caring.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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“Rakishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakishness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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