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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
the kind of temporizer who determines his position on a political issue by taking a look at the polls
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as in machinator
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
a lifelong temporizer, he was for the war as long as it was popular and against it the minute the tide of public opinion went the other way
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Noun
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To longtime observers, however, Fetterman has always been a bit of a chameleon.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025 -
For that matter, most critics are aesthetic chameleons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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This wasn’t the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz or other bottom-feeder team the New York Knicks have faced in recent weeks.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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He’s been a significant reason the Penguins have gone from a bottom-feeder going into Thanksgiving week to a postseason contender heading into the New Year.—
Rob Rossi,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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However, an opportunist might look at the situation and conclude the Kraken aren’t in a particularly strong position to maximize their asset’s trade value, making Gourde an attractive buy-low candidate.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The confusion surrounding Holmes stands as a cautionary tale about the manipulation of copyright law—not by opportunists exploiting a valuable piece of intellectual property, but by the character’s official custodians.—
Alec Nevala-Lee,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Megalodon teeth once belonged to the largest predatory shark ever to exist and can stretch over seven inches from top to bottom.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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In August, three former employees of the aquarium came out as whistleblowers, alleging that a culture of negligence and poor facilities management led to the starving deaths of two sharks and the likely suffocations of dozens of other animals at the SeaQuest aquarium.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Temporizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporizer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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