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Recent Examples of sycophancy
Then come the inevitable policy mistakes, as ideology and sycophancy overwhelm sound advice.
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
TikTok's masterclass in sycophancy is an excellent example of what dealmaking in the Trump era looks like in practice.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Their approach vacillates between resentful disdain or pandering sycophancy, both of which continually backfire on them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
A certain amount of sycophancy toward the more bizarre elements of the coalition is also common.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
TikTok's masterclass in sycophancy is an excellent example of what dealmaking in the Trump era looks like in practice.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Their approach vacillates between resentful disdain or pandering sycophancy, both of which continually backfire on them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
A certain amount of sycophancy toward the more bizarre elements of the coalition is also common.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sycophancy
Noun
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Cruise went public with his adoration of the hit movie Sunday.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Scoring five in his last three starts, McTominay is on the crest of a light blue Neopolitan wave, drinking in the fans’ adoration with every strike.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of hospitals, clinics shuttered In less than four years, Haiti has seen the destruction and closure of dozens of hospitals and medical clinics as armed groups take over entire towns and set up encampments in places of worship, private homes and buildings that once saved lived.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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For many in attendance, the commemoration has new meaning amid federal immigration enforcement targeting immigrant communities, including the risk of arrest at a place of worship.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Empathy rather than the idolatry of power will actually make our nation strong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miracle workers, moreover, often become the subjects of so much popular devotion that their authority can begin to approach idolatry or rival that of the Church itself.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Sycophancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sycophancy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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