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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
the kind of temporizer who determines his position on a political issue by taking a look at the polls
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as in machinator
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
a lifelong temporizer, he was for the war as long as it was popular and against it the minute the tide of public opinion went the other way
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Noun
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Plus, this top is the ultimate clothing chameleon: Pair it with casual shorts and sneakers, wear it with a skirt and heeled sandals, or toss it over your swimsuit as a classy cover-up.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025 -
The comedy chameleon also shared some particularly happy news during his visit to his former Dreamgirls costar.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
31 May 2025
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Hall, a 33-year-old former MVP who’d spent 1 1/2 seasons of his dwindling prime killing time on an NHL bottom-feeder, did in May exactly what Carolina acquired him to do back in January.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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And a lot of them are like the rig shark — smaller bottom-feeders, eaten by larger sharks and humans alike.—
Julie Depenbrock,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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He has been shown, as countless others have been, that to a political opportunist, no friend is indispensable and nothing is safe.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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For example, we’ve been approached by opportunists offering to file simple forms that require no negotiation — for a 10% cut.—
Robert Kaplan,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Temporizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporizer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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