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performative

[per-fawr-muh-tiv] / pərˈfɔr mə tɪv /


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He said Albadri had acted in an "absurd, performative fashion" which was "deliberately designed to draw attention to himself".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

You may not like it, but this was like something from the peak era of performative millennial corporate synergy.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

I agree that the internet teems with performative outrage, but come on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

I could see now that there was a performative piece to politics that I hadn’t yet fully mastered.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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