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a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions a classic timeserver, she switched her position on the war the instant it began losing public support

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chameleon
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    Marci Robin, Allure, 5 May 2025
  • Each player says something associated with the word for that round, and the guesser has to decide who the chameleon is.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Timeserver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timeserver. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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