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fatalistic

[feyt-l-is-tik] / ˌfeɪt lˈɪs tɪk /


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Tsymbalenko is fatalistic about what would happen if an attack comes while she is sunbathing.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

One cannot demonstrate this like a mathematical proof, but this carelessness, or callousness, about human life seems linked to fatalistic, even nihilistic attitudes.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2025

At that very same moment, the thieves disappeared, and the only sound Mr. van D. could hear was the frightened pounding of his fatalistic wife’s heart.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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