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Noun
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When Stampede first came out in 2023, its sophisticated 3-D animation from producer Studio Orange managed to win over the art style’s naysayers.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026 -
Too often, the loudest naysayers don’t move cities forward.—
Kevin Plank,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The shootout in the finale felt ripped from another (lesser) series, Sarah Catherine Hook’s monologue as Piper, now wanting to wash Thailand off her, just a bit of a pat cheat (and a more cynical White on display).—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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The pessimist would say the school can't win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But Gioia is hardly a pessimist, focusing equally on the long view and the cyclical nature of cultural innovation and decline.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Others are more skeptical about whether Greenland’s critical and rare earth minerals can significantly reduce the West’s dependence on China, which produced 70% of rare earths in 2024, according to Statista.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Told of the contamination by the Free Press, Oquendo was skeptical that it was contaminated.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Trilogy is disturbing and alluring, with its ghostly production and chillingly misanthropic undercurrent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Avi Schiffmann, the company’s 23-year-old CEO, has been cast as a misanthropic tech founder emblematic of Silicon Valley’s ills.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The mood just feels a little defeatist right now.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Forecasting is never foolproof, but since the pandemic, professional forecasters have been mostly on target, if a little pessimistic.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Still, Wall Street is pessimistic about Tesla shares this year.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Markel became increasingly distrustful of Donna Adelson due to her desire to move the children away from him, even filing a motion to prevent her from having unsupervised visits with the children in 2014.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
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The characters were distrustful of each other (because anybody could be the killer), and one of Warren’s favorite memories is the scene with her and Mull tussling to get out of a tight bar space at the same time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Negativist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativist. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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