Thesaurus / sycophant
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He showed that he has no real advisers left—only sycophants— and that his own views are as extreme as any of theirs.
PUTIN'S MOVES TOWARD WAR IN UKRAINE SHOW HOW DANGEROUS HE HAS BECOMESIMON SHUSTERFEBRUARY 22, 2022TIMEThe same intriguing sycophant who had encouraged the Papist in one fatal error was now encouraging the soldier in another.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYVoluerunt sycophant theologi λεοντἡν illam sibi circumdare, ut essent nobis formidabiliores.
HISTORY OF THE GREAT REFORMATION, VOLUME IVJ. H. MERLE D'AUBIGN"Don't go any nearer to them," said the Judge, in the tones of a sycophant.
THE GHOSTS OF THEIR ANCESTORSWEYMER JAY MILLSAvaunt, thou grand sycophant of the nineteenth century, thou vile usurper of the people's throne!
AIMS AND AIDS FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMENGEORGE SUMNER WEAVERThe sycophant B would come to the magistrate, offer 1600 for the property, and lodge the 1600 with the magistrate.
SPECULATIONS FROM POLITICAL ECONOMYC. B. CLARKEA certain sycophant, thinking to curry favor with Johnson, took to laughing loud and long at everything he said.
ALL ABOUT COFFEEWILLIAM H. UKERSThe fables of northwest Africa employ the jackal instead of Reynard, whose place the sycophant of the lion not inaptly fills.
MOORISH LITERATUREANONYMOUSDraco is any bloody fellow; Favonius is any sycophant: but Pope is very different.
THE POSTHUMOUS WORKS OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY, VOL. II (2 VOLS)THOMAS DE QUINCEYI was trying to show what good this scoffer and sycophant has done, and to point out the value of the jest.
DISCOURSES OF KEIDANSKYBERNARD G. RICHARDSWORDS RELATED TO SYCOPHANT
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