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Recent Examples of sociopathic
A lot of men watched Glengarry Glen Ross and took Alec Baldwin’s sociopathic monologue as an inspirational speech.
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Jessa Crispin, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Sheridan seems to be suggesting that a woman needs to be twice as sociopathic as a man to succeed in modern America.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
This is pretty funny, though the sociopathic host gimmick is familiar now.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
By adding a photo of an ICE arrest to a light-hearted viral trend, for instance, the White House account manages to perfectly capture the sociopathic, fascistic tone of ironic detachment and glee of the internet’s darkest corners and most malignant trolls.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jessa Crispin, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Sheridan seems to be suggesting that a woman needs to be twice as sociopathic as a man to succeed in modern America.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
This is pretty funny, though the sociopathic host gimmick is familiar now.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
By adding a photo of an ICE arrest to a light-hearted viral trend, for instance, the White House account manages to perfectly capture the sociopathic, fascistic tone of ironic detachment and glee of the internet’s darkest corners and most malignant trolls.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
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The neurotic inner monologue can take up only so much of the page.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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Étoile’s initially unwieldy ensemble also includes Tobias Bell (Maisel’s Gideon Glick), a fragile, neurotic American choreographer whose unorthodox style challenges tradition-loving French audiences.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
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Because without them, we are often left with a patient who is terrified, paranoid, screaming, or striking out — and a family that is exhausted, helpless, and scared.—
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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A lot of her friends were quite paranoid about everything.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2025
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Psych 101 The Unexpected Symptoms of O.C.D. Disturbing thoughts and social fixations are among the many manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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However, Hippler said, defense experts could speak to those certain ASD or obsessive-compulsive behaviors for rebuttal arguments.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2022, researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany showed that administering CAR T-cell therapy to five people with severe lupus could completely remove the aberrant B cells, sending all of the patients into remission.—
Juergen Eckhardt,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Things that people think are morally abnormal – aberrant behavior, transgressions, violations of their most sacred values – are viewed as highly threatening and necessary to shut down, with force if necessary.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consequently, disordered labor disputes have added to the sense of lawlessness and have worsened the economic decline.—
Lindsay Benstead,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2013
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Haunted by his disturbed mother and her mysterious history, Uncle Howard (Alex Zahara) doesn’t want to talk about it.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Favreau was a bit disturbed by Biden’s staff’s willingness to indulge his windbaggy nature in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Dončić yelled, as the delirious crowd in Dallas celebrated the Mavericks’ Game Two victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals last year.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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When the injuries stack up and the character gets delirious, Brunson really starts cooking.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
4 May 2025
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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