as in insincerely
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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
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Next to the pitch were tents artificially heated to a minimum of 95 degrees Fahrenheit, where players completed fitness tests on exercise bikes while staff measured their performance.
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In short, the owners colluded to artificially suppress players’ salaries.
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Russia has repeatedly falsely claimed to be in control of cities when that is far from the case.
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But many drivers falsely believe high-octane gas offers a kind of treat for their engines.
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What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
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She was braced against a near-vertical gray rock on a steep part of the mountain, with her back unnaturally arched and her face pointed at the sky, eyes open.
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Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.
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In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.
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Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.
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Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.
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To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
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The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead.
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By the time the data are viewed by a human, the pattern looks deceptively coherent because every subsequent step was built on the same flawed interpretation.
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“Hypocritically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocritically. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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