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Recent Examples of two-faced Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership Summary Beware the two-faced colleague! Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 There’s a constituency within the White House that still believes Apple is two-faced, all talk and no action. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025 Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1st as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward. Brandi D. Addison, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024 During the live stream on Thursday, Wiggins claimed that Reynolds, the ex-husband of Star Jones, is jealous, two-faced and attempting to sabotage the show, which runs on the Fox Soul streaming service. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024 Since celestial twins symbolize the sign, Gemini tends to be unfairly stereotyped as two-faced or manipulative. Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 From a tax perspective, though, this creates a two-faced problem. Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 The response has been swift and merciless, with politicians and pundits describing Poland as two-faced, disloyal, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian. Marek Magierowski, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023 Another Saturnian satellite, two-faced Iapetus, puzzles astronomers with one bright hemisphere and one that is as black as coal. Laurie Rich Salerno, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-faced
Adjective
  • The addition of the Warlock-like floaty jump (sorry, there are just a lot of Destiny things) is very good, as is the base level double jump all characters have.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The patterns will suit any stripe preference, from the wider Pembroke in pine green and sandstone to the mini- and double-stripe options.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Delegates and party leaders described it as a corrupt and hypocritical maneuver from the governor.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Meghan McCain, the conservative commentator and daughter of late Senator John McCain, faced immediate backlash after mocking Greta Thunberg's appearance, comparing the Swedish climate activist to Shrek villain Lord Farquaad in a post critics slammed as hypocritical.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2022
Adjective
  • The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
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    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But Oz’s move back to Pennsylvania not long before running for Senate came across as insincere.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For one, Vitale writes that the sort of direct-to-camera monologues that have become the toast of Bourdainposting were, in Bourdain’s eyes, corny and insincere.
    Tres Dean, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Japanese capital is a global leader in wellness innovation, where spas prioritize holistic health over superficial beauty, utilizing cutting-edge, non-invasive therapies.
    Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the main challenges facing the economy is the strained relationship between Beijing and Washington as disputes over technology and geopolitics mount.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Photothek via Getty Images Against the backdrop of a strained labour market, many workers feel obliged to overperform.
    Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Two-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-faced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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