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hypocrite

[hip-uh-krit] / ˈhɪp ə krɪt /


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"My mother was a Democrat and my daddy was a Republican, so I’m a hypocrite," she quipped.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

This is, in part, why I’m surprised at Gen Z’s dismissal of Holden Caulfield as a whiny white rich-kid hypocrite.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

That set off a firestorm of comments about whether or not Grantham was a hypocrite.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

Even Pilar couldn’t denounce her for being a hypocrite.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

And studies show that the people we most like to label as hypocrites are our enemies—surprise!—and others who we think aren’t like us.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

“They’re complete hypocrites when it comes to this case.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2024

And most of the rest, as the Guttmacher statistics show, are liars and/or hypocrites.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2023

I worry that it is turning us into hypocrites who, when it comes to the privacy of our conversations, have higher expectations for how others should treat us than for how we treat others.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2023

We’ re hypocrites and liars — And we all get fed.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz




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