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cynic

[sin-ik] / ˈsɪn ɪk /


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The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

But the green cynic changes his tune once he's wowed by some of the low price products on offer.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

A cynic might argue that, like pumpkin-flavored treats appearing in stores during the first week of August, these successes are merely the product of early excitement for the Halloween season.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

You have the rare gift of making financial analysis feel like sitting at a bar with the smartest cynic in the room.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

“So much for being a cynic about love,” I go.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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