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Recent Examples of disingenuous
The worst-faith conversations people are having about the IUD guy are not unlike the woman who made chili for her neighbors or the wife that tweeted about enjoying a cup of coffee with her husband — seemingly everyone is addicted to being disingenuous for a few internet points.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
For someone to single out sports betting as uniquely damaging is disingenuous and ignores the broader context of how Americans allocate discretionary income.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
There are many answers, most of them disingenuous on the part of restaurateur who recognizes the problem but does nothing about it.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Some critics pointed out that the relevant regulation was a state law, not a federal one, so blaming out-of-touch D.C. policymakers was a bit disingenuous.
—Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
For someone to single out sports betting as uniquely damaging is disingenuous and ignores the broader context of how Americans allocate discretionary income.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
There are many answers, most of them disingenuous on the part of restaurateur who recognizes the problem but does nothing about it.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Some critics pointed out that the relevant regulation was a state law, not a federal one, so blaming out-of-touch D.C. policymakers was a bit disingenuous.
—Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
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Some people were outright hostile to his presence, perhaps because solar bros are widely stereotyped as dishonest.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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But the state’s Retained Risk Account does not cover any dishonest, fraudulent, criminal or malicious act, according to the document.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2025
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Americans need to work harder to peer through all his deceitful haze.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Viewing them through the proxy of Joe, McGahern refuses to romanticize these characters, who are often admirable but also, by turns, nosy, deceitful, aggressive, and ridiculous.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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What is more untruthful: A thing written down, or a sustained deception of the heart?—
Nicolette Polek,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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On Wednesday, the defense attacked Marquez’s credibility, questioning his motives for cooperating with the FBI and grilling him over episodes in his background that might paint him as untruthful.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Nov. 2024
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That said, the experiment created a pretty contrived situation.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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The past two seasons have given us Michigan vs. Everybody and Ohio Against the World, both of which felt a bit contrived.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Shifting from New York to Texas Lively and Reynolds (whose blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine has been dragged directly into this with a January 7 evidence preservation letter sent to Disney and Marvel over the hypocritical Nicepool character) opened up a likely new legal front in Hays County, Texas.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, accused Democrats of being hypocritical for saying Mr. Hegseth was unqualified to lead the Pentagon because he had been intoxicated and cheated on his wife.—
Helene Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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And yet all of the actors must plow through dialogue that is bracingly unnatural.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, the bride in the attic is no longer a devious axe murderer.—
Robert Niles,
Orange County Register,
21 Jan. 2025
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Spelling Bee Tedious, invidious, devious, conquer, identify, magnify, sibilant, uranium.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The inter-hemispheric coupling is an assumed connection between the Antarctic mesosphere and Arctic stratosphere, in which rare high-altitude clouds regularly appear and disappear at the same time, usually in the month of January, Sato said.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Thankfully, Flow will remain a dark horse for the trophy, as the assumed animation front-runner, The Wild Robot, was also recognized for its Score and Sound.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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