Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toadyish
Adjective
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But ChatGPT was designed to be sycophantic, not informative.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026 -
Similar dynamics have made AI systems dangerously sycophantic.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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That included a meek loss in Toronto, with Murray not participating on the second night of a back-to-back following a blowout loss at Detroit.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even the unassuming mound of rice proves to be plumped with seafood stock, every grain turned to gold.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The film’s makeup and hair designer, Siân Miller, shared in an interview with Allure that the unassuming $4 Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Rose was responsible for Robbie's perfectly pink pout.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
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