Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toadyish
Adjective
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People had called that earlier model irritatingly sycophantic, and the Raines would later suggest in their lawsuit that this quality had contributed to their son’s attachment to it.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025 -
By August, Ars reported on cases where ChatGPT's sycophantic behavior had validated users' false beliefs to the point of causing mental health crises, and news of the aforementioned suicide lawsuit hit not long after.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tessa Thompson stars as the willful heroine, married to a rather meek academic, George Tesman (Tom Bateman), who’s angling for an important university position.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Employment growth is meek, but the labor market is holding steady.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Before long, an unassuming couple stops to pick him up.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Works by Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian or Willem de Kooning can resurface years, or decades, later in a building’s basement or behind an unassuming bedroom door.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rangel, a mustachioed, natty dresser rarely seen with a hair out of place, hardly had a reputation for a shy and retiring personality.—
Daily News Staff,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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After running more than 400 games, the researchers concluded that a fully passive style of scavenging – snatching some carrion when no one is looking – was too retiring and less than ideal.—
Matt Hrodey,
Discover Magazine,
4 Oct. 2023
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“Toadyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toadyish. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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