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cynical

Definition for cynical

adjective as in nonbelieving; doubtful

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In a post on X following the attack, Zelensky wrote that the "cynical and calculated attack" targeted civilian and energy infrastructure.

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No law permits this cynical manipulation of the courts.

One thing that doesn’t come standard on the “Standard” models is Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance, which is a potentially “cynical” decision, Weaver said.

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The erasure of parents from the oral arguments had a clear, cynical purpose: To hide the fact that, ultimately, conversion therapy is a form of child abuse.

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“Watching Dunlap try to recreate himself as a progressive would be amusing if it were not so cynical,” Golden said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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