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Recent Examples of sycophancy
Carro's paper suggests that obvious sycophancy significantly reduces user trust.
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Hierarchies breed a hell of a lot of sycophancy and resentment, and this one is no different.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Groupthink and sycophancy played a role in Iraqi decision-making, the records show, but not as much as might have been expected.
—Amatzia Baram, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012
Neither leaders of pharma nor finance had to engage in golf outings, tithing schemes, or sycophancy to gain Trump’s attention.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Hierarchies breed a hell of a lot of sycophancy and resentment, and this one is no different.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Groupthink and sycophancy played a role in Iraqi decision-making, the records show, but not as much as might have been expected.
—Amatzia Baram, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012
Neither leaders of pharma nor finance had to engage in golf outings, tithing schemes, or sycophancy to gain Trump’s attention.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sycophancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophancy
Noun
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After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Praise and worship will be at the shrine, along with food trucks and fireworks.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Recent raids have targeted schools, job sites, hotels, and even places of worship.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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His assessment is based not on the slack-jawed idolatry of elite-media toadies, but on sources nobody else thought to ring up and poke.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Unlike most contemporary acts subject to mass idolatry, Wolf Alice’s online presence (which, historically, has been minimal) has never been part of the appeal.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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“Sycophancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sycophancy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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