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Recent Examples of opportunism
What gets to Cannon in the end—what breaks her open—is the combination of physical exhaustion, Trish’s opportunism, and a co-worker’s bad faith.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Rescheduling marijuana would bring negligible changes in criminal justice reform, and critics accuse the president of political opportunism.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
But just enough opportunism in the offensive zone, defensive tenacity in their own zone and some very good goaltending by Jeremy Swayman (29 saves) led them to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Instead, events appear to lie in political opportunism in the wake of an election marred by flaws and allegations of illegitimacy.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Rescheduling marijuana would bring negligible changes in criminal justice reform, and critics accuse the president of political opportunism.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
But just enough opportunism in the offensive zone, defensive tenacity in their own zone and some very good goaltending by Jeremy Swayman (29 saves) led them to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Instead, events appear to lie in political opportunism in the wake of an election marred by flaws and allegations of illegitimacy.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
Noun
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This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Don’t yell at your cat or punish it, as this can lead to aggression and other behavioral problems.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ceramic matrix composites help safeguard national security, boost economic competitiveness other critical industry sectors that depend on products that can withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, corrosion, and intense mechanical stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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American automakers sell vehicles in Europe and other markets where emissions standards remain strict, and retreating too far from electrification could weaken global competitiveness.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lack of pretentiousness signals something about who’s welcome there.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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There’s a pretentiousness that begins to show itself as folks get more comfortable.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From his first moments onscreen in a performance of Duracell Bunny physicality and motormouth pushiness, Chalamet conveys the sense of a shameless young man willing himself toward greatness with a combination of chutzpah, amorality and unshakeable self-belief.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Dec. 2025
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Modi is as nationalistic as Xi, and is no doubt irritated at the confidence and pushiness of its great eastern neighbor.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many Japanese, frustrated by China's growing assertiveness, welcomed her comments on Taiwan.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many Japanese, frustrated by China’s growing assertiveness, welcomed her comments on Taiwan.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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All of the daring and courage of the Golden Age films about cowboys, fighters, pilots, and pirates is distilled into the score for the first Indiana Jones movie.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Julia Fox certainly knows how to pull off an unforgettable look that is equal parts artfully avant-garde and daring.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Posters of past individual state wrestling champions hang in the Lumpkin County gym to serve as motivation for current wresters, and Nora and Greta’s posters, second and third from right on the wall, respectively, count among them.—
Jason Getz,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The motivation behind their murder spree and AI fuckery is muddled at best.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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UConn is 22-1, has won 18 in a row, is 7-0 in true road games, ranked third in the nation, and the coach is no longer lamenting a lack of killer instinct, but showing the lack of respect card.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Savinho, who Guardiola said on Wednesday could miss up to two months with injury, and Oscar Bobb do not quite have the killer instinct in the final third yet, either.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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