as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her
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Recent Examples of hypocritical
The permanent observer of the 22-nation Arab League, Maged Abdelaziz, suggested Israel was being hypocritical in justifying its military attack by saying it was intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
A lot of the other complaints about Cluely seem similarly hypocritical.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
While critiques of America’s pernicious gambling culture and hypocritical application to athletes never overwhelm the story (or even develop beyond a few jabs per episode), Season 1 lays the groundwork to delve deeper later on while hitting plenty of targets here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon called it hypocritical.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2026
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Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
A lot of the other complaints about Cluely seem similarly hypocritical.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
While critiques of America’s pernicious gambling culture and hypocritical application to athletes never overwhelm the story (or even develop beyond a few jabs per episode), Season 1 lays the groundwork to delve deeper later on while hitting plenty of targets here and now.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon called it hypocritical.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocritical
Adjective
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While people sometimes express this view in jest, others believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the Heat’s social media team posting a video of the dunks, Jakucionis joked that the video is fake.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sinner, the 2024 Miami Open champion, became the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double — winning Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back — and the first in history to win the double without losing a set.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Seven stacks of tiny paper cups were arranged to the left, next to packets of Nescafé, pouches of two-minute noodles, and a double gas burner connected to the cylinder—the main tool of his trade.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Spring training numbers are ultimately meaningless, but Garrett Crochet will likely be happy to put this camp behind him.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole is lightly serialized, but following the ongoing story is not really the point; in a meta effort to convey how time is meaningless to the immortal, Stamatopoulos requested that the first season be aired in a random order.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For now, at least, that defense is mostly superficial.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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These smaller, superficial doses can help minimize the appearance of pores, reduce oiliness, soften fine lines, and create a smoother overall finish without freezing your facial movements.—
Jenny Jin,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Using artificial intelligence to compose a social media post in the wake of a tragedy, or using it to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete, comes off as insincere.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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That being said, its professional technical aspects just add to the impression that this is a glib and insincere effort, trying to graft a fun moviegoing experience onto a depressing story about hateful people reveling in each other’s pain.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Caissie was a late addition to Friday's lineup after first baseman Chris Morel was scratched because of a strained oblique.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Caissie was a late addition to Friday’s lineup after first baseman Chris Morel was scratched because of a strained oblique.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the social psychologists who catapulted to prominence in the early two-thousands were less interested in the richer concept of eudaemonia and more interested in a thinner, hollower, and vastly more individualistic enterprise of happiness, of simply feeling good.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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These nanoframes, which are nanoscale metal structures with hollow, frame-like geometries, are of significant interest because of their unique ability to concentrate and manipulate light at very small scales.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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