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Recent Examples of opportunism
Instead, events appear to lie in political opportunism in the wake of an election marred by flaws and allegations of illegitimacy.
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John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Whether the likes of Steve Bannon, Michael Anton, Stephen Miller, and Tucker Carlson are driven by conviction, opportunism, personal grievance, or some combination of these motives is never easy to say.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Bell pushed back against accusations of political opportunism, arguing that the Oversight Committee’s work is centered on justice for victims.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
This opportunism won him power.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Whether the likes of Steve Bannon, Michael Anton, Stephen Miller, and Tucker Carlson are driven by conviction, opportunism, personal grievance, or some combination of these motives is never easy to say.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Bell pushed back against accusations of political opportunism, arguing that the Oversight Committee’s work is centered on justice for victims.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
This opportunism won him power.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
Noun
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His reckless decision to escalate the aggression and number of immigration agents is a causal factor, regardless of the outcome of an investigation into this tragic death.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota ranks 44th for overall tax competitiveness and has the sixth-highest personal income tax rate, per the report.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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While the minimum wage adjustment naturally impacts certain employee groups, Buyukpepe said the company manages this within a balanced compensation framework that prioritizes fairness, competitiveness and long-term retention rather than focusing on isolated percentages.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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Advertisement The question is whether assertiveness in America’s backyard is mirrored by a cooling of interest elsewhere.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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The rookie big has earned minutes through defensive positioning, ball movement, and feel, but Fernández said the next step is assertiveness, especially as a shooter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Because of the energy and daring of entrepreneurs, who are dominating the industries of the future.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Against the ideologues, Boyle portrayed Goethe as a changeable creature, beholden to historical shifts in power but able to turn them to his advantage with daring and dignity.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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The best coaches get the most out of you in many ways, sometimes motivation and accountability being the biggest.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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But his account of the motivation for the attack shifted.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 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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But not everyone has that same killer instinct.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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