glibness

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Recent Examples of glibness Advertisement Still, Trump’s apparent glibness comes as the Republican Party faces what could be challenging midterm elections, as the economy and affordability remain top concerns for voters. Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glibness
Noun
  • Marketing claims about smoothness, energy, and mood are starting points for evaluation, not endpoints.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • But its comfort, confidence, and overall road smoothness equal many of its rivals’ personas.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • McKenna embraces every inch of Piggy’s awkwardness, every desperate plea for acceptance and friendship, without polish or artificiality.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • Yet Voisard believes people are increasingly tuning into animal livestreams to escape artificiality.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Britain’s largest police force, on the other hand, is presented as the height of duplicity.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
  • Pakistan, for its part, accused Washington of its own duplicity, relying on Pakistan as a partner to fight terrorism, yet never fully backing the country in its conflicts with India.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Bad mini cones are made with soggy cones and sweet, fluffy filling that has none of the unctuousness of real ice cream.
    Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • This formula decongests the skin and is great for those who want to improve skin texture and oiliness.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 22 June 2026
  • This is why during pregnancy, some pre-existing skincare concerns, like chronic breakouts or oiliness, either completely vanish or temporarily worsen.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The green-screen effects are knowing in their outright fakery; the nerdiness of the whole enterprise is lampshaded with a whole setpiece in a comic-book store.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • In that vacuum, fakery thrives.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The elder Taylor exuded the easy-going charm of a music legend who is free of any airs or affectations.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Slumming with her sister in San Francisco after her life with her Madoff-like ex in New York implodes, Jasmine Francis isn't quite willing to let go of the affectations that come with living in high society.
    Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026

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“Glibness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glibness. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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