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Recent Examples of sanctimony
His Tartuffe doesn’t try to curry favor or even stand on sanctimony.
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Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
That’s not to denigrate Punch, which is solidly built and well-meaning without sanctimony.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Task subverts expectations without sanctimony.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Until then, no one should take their sanctimony seriously.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 July 2025
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Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
That’s not to denigrate Punch, which is solidly built and well-meaning without sanctimony.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Task subverts expectations without sanctimony.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Until then, no one should take their sanctimony seriously.
—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctimony
hypocrisy
Noun
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These passages highlight the typically human cruelty and hypocrisy of fighting for one’s own liberty while denying it to one’s neighbors.
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Months after Louis and Schmeling’s first match, the Summer Olympics in Berlin offered another telling indictment of America’s hypocrisy, when Jesse Owens won four golds.
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