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Recent Examples of fatalist
But the fatalist in me feels like this stuff is coming.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalist
Noun
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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pessimists will see the phrasing as an insult.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The real divide in Europe’s tech debate, then, is not between optimists and pessimists, or nationalists and globalists.—
Wolfgang Oels,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Fatalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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