con
Example Sentences
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“I think the con of that, with #MomTok, is that with all the opportunities, it kind of spreads us apart. We’re doing our own thing. It could break friendships. You’re getting envious. You get competitive.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
A market correction in March ended the con.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
A market correction in March ended the con.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
But nothing could have been further from the truth because the con continued.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
“So a con is the art of distraction, huh?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
