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Recent Examples of cynically
But speaking more cynically, the pauses provide chances for broadcasters to sell more advertising spots during FIFA’s biggest World Cup ever.
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Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Islam’s schism isn’t the primary driver of the region’s conflicts, but it is deployed across the Middle East and beyond — cynically — in pursuit of state and political ambitions.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Levine said the deposition was cynically used by opposing lawyers, who snipped a small portion of a long deposition to paint a disingenuous narrative.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
The career advice wasn’t cynically wrong.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Sure, the White House is cynically exploiting a painful situation.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
All these decades later, a great many people still think gasoline supplies and prices are being cynically gamed by the oil companies.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Khamenei was their religious and spiritual anchor, a guide through an uncertain age dominated by a superpower that cynically wielded the language of human rights and freedom as cover for its endless appetite for resources and power.
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Alex Shams,
Time,
14 Mar. 2026
If men like these call the shots, the regime’s policies will be transformed, however cynically.
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Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Islam’s schism isn’t the primary driver of the region’s conflicts, but it is deployed across the Middle East and beyond — cynically — in pursuit of state and political ambitions.
—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Levine said the deposition was cynically used by opposing lawyers, who snipped a small portion of a long deposition to paint a disingenuous narrative.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
The career advice wasn’t cynically wrong.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Sure, the White House is cynically exploiting a painful situation.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
All these decades later, a great many people still think gasoline supplies and prices are being cynically gamed by the oil companies.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Khamenei was their religious and spiritual anchor, a guide through an uncertain age dominated by a superpower that cynically wielded the language of human rights and freedom as cover for its endless appetite for resources and power.
—
Alex Shams,
Time,
14 Mar. 2026
If men like these call the shots, the regime’s policies will be transformed, however cynically.
—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cynically
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However, a buyer's FICO score critically dictates the true cost, with those having poor credit facing the highest interest rates.
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Last month, LaPorte County, Indiana, Sheriff's Deputy Jon Samuelson was shot and critically injured in the line of duty.
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In a 2023 survey by World Athletics, a global sports federation, 75% of responding athletes said the impacts of climate change are negatively affecting their health and athletic performance.
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
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The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu.
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Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.
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Still, the Amish consistently compare their language unfavorably to standard German.
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Almost every force scores unfavorably.
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The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.
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Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.
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Beijing, meanwhile, is warily eying Japan’s bolstering of its defense capabilities.
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Meanwhile, those students newly entering college are warily eyeing computer science.
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San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence.
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Even so, many in Venezuela seem guardedly optimistic.
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The History of 'Cynic'
How an ancient philosophical movement devoted to the pursuit of virtue came to describe eye-rolling criticism.
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“Cynically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynically. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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