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Adjective
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Smart toys that can directly respond to children and their environments have proliferated in recent years, offering parents a new way to teach their children important skills.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026 -
In an era where leaders are turning to AI for answers to their most important business questions, relying on a single model locks employees into one set of responses, biases and blind spots.—
John Davie,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Public policy decisions always need to strive for middle ground, and those leadership decisions often referred to as arrogant can just as easily be called principled leadership.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Some readers will probably hear a billionaire crediting luck and dismiss it as false modesty, the kind of thing people say to avoid sounding arrogant.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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That sweet spot between professionalism, entertainment and high-and-mighty disapproval?—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Lots of high-and-mighty people populate Tyrrell’s recollections.—
John Fund,
National Review,
26 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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Surprise of the season That City got close to a domestic treble, which has only ever been achieved by their 2019 vintage, which was a considerably superior team to this one.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Sean loved its gorgeous 8-inch 120Hz screen and noted that its ergonomics are superior to most gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck.—
Cameron Faulkner,
The Verge,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Raring to go, all the top military brass, including the agitated Eisenhower and his supercilious British counterpart General Bernard Montgomery (Damian Lewis), act as though the rational, needfully single-minded man of science has personally betrayed the mission.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Her supercilious caricature of a boss, Suzie (Tara Summers), serves merely as a source of pressure.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Service is polished but not pretentious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Well-healed but not pretentious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Jim Parsons, too, understands the assignment as Rose's gold-digging mother, as do our adorably charming Jack Dawson (Rousouli) and hilariously uppity Cal (John Riddle).—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
2 Apr. 2022
Adjective
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This may be considered presumptuous considering the tote first appeared on the scene only in 2018, but Mary Kate and Ashley’s creation has already catapulted itself into classic status.—
Ariel Bielsky,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Nothing at Gwyn is overly presumptuous, though; in fact, the clothing still retains a markedly Cali-cool identity, which is to say it’s rooted in minimalism.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Fastuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastuous. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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