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Recent Examples of opportunism
These were acts of opportunism by a cold-eyed pragmatist.
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
This opportunism comes at great cost - to the recipients of the aid, to America’s interests, and to the quality of the discourse.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The years of Thatcherism both exposed class divisions and inflamed them; money, and the scramble for it, also created a new kind of equality, the equality of opportunism.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Yet the international uproar surrounding it demonstrates how racial anxieties and political opportunism can overshadow facts.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
This opportunism comes at great cost - to the recipients of the aid, to America’s interests, and to the quality of the discourse.
—Michael Hudson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The years of Thatcherism both exposed class divisions and inflamed them; money, and the scramble for it, also created a new kind of equality, the equality of opportunism.
—Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Yet the international uproar surrounding it demonstrates how racial anxieties and political opportunism can overshadow facts.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
Noun
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At age twelve, Genge began playing rugby and found an outlet for his aggression.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The level of aggression of the cancer is determined by the Gleason score and grade system.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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His formal daring was inextricably linked to the emotional turbulence in his life: The frantic innovation of his films is a projection of a mind and a heart at unrest.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s an existential premise at work regarding the socially destructive power of technology, and Tregenza, having dropped hints along the way, eventually reveals it with an artistic shock of enormous daring.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Now, a new book, Murder in the Dollhouse by Rich Cohen, peels back the sparkling facade of the Dulos's life to unearth the origins and motivations of a crime that became a national obsession.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Unfortunately, these ideas are just kind of slapped on the surface of Hurry Up Tomorrow, which fails to penetrate deeper into the lives and motivations of its characters.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli’s appearance on this list is a reflection of the desire for fresh dynamism and more killer instinct down the left-hand side of the attack.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Kate has always been considered to have a killer instinct and able to make these tough moral choices, and not always in the most benevolent way.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The annual conference is the industry’s most prominent venue to show off its new products.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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These filmmakers rejected the commercial, formulaic productions of the mainstream industry, instead embracing a more authentic portrayal of social realities.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Noun
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This workaround defeats the spirit of the deferral rules.—
Andre Pennington,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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These lowball glasses give a fashionable look to an old-fashioned or a splash of any spirit.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 May 2025
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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