sycophantic
Example Sentences
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He also talked about the sycophantic culture that has taken hold at the Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
The company rolled back to a March version of 4o, but the model remained sycophantic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
And so there's a sort of sycophantic element of basically sort of talking to yourself in a way, like to a mirror.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
An internal shift to rely on that user feedback had helped make ChatGPT’s 4o model so sycophantic earlier this year that it has been accused of exacerbating severe mental-health issues for some users.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
A constant stream of diners comes to their table to shake Werner’s and Frederick’s hands and ask Frederick’s mother in low sycophantic voices about her husband’s latest advancement.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing sycophantic
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