timeservers

plural of timeserver
as in chameleons
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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chameleons
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  • This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Timeservers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timeservers. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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