hypocritically

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Recent Examples of hypocritically Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election. George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocritically
Adverb
  • This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Lactones are creamy, milky molecules that are naturally found in figs and can be artificially replicated to mimic the smell of sandalwood.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • When supply is artificially constrained and demand is enormous, the supply moves into queues and resale platforms.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Adverb
  • Hernandez pulled him over, but Maldonado falsely identified himself as a police officer, then pushed him and ran away.
    Shira Moolten, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • Jones falsely told the man, 31-year-old Tobasia Griffiths, that the woman consented to the attack, and paid Griffiths $100 to carry it out, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Adverb
  • What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The intersecting links are deceptively simple.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • None of they key players went in colder than Tudisco, whose deceptively warm performance as sometimes-mobster Mike Santini holds a large chunk of the show together.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

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“Hypocritically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocritically. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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