hypocritically

Definition of hypocriticallynext

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Adverb
  • This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The steering has a natural, connected feel that's not artificially weighted, but is genuinely communicative.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accusing nine multistate marijuana companies of rigging the game to keep cannabis prices artificially high.
    Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Jacobus started his career in finance in the early 1990s, but that quickly spiraled into him falsely portraying himself as a seasoned financial advisor who managed legitimate investment portfolios, authorities said.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The reports involved an unknown individual calling several people purporting to be a law enforcement officer, falsely stating that the victims had outstanding warrants, had failed to appear for jury duty or missed a court appearance.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The water is actually unnaturally clear because more than 400 trillion invasive Black Sea quagga mussels have taken over the bottom of the lake.
    Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While the rodents might be hibernating, there's no need to worry about woodchucks called upon for winter forecasting duties on Groundhog Day since they aren't necessarily being unnaturally stirred from their natural processes.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • 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.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Despite the promise of AI and imaging, Lam argues that some of the most critical breakthroughs are deceptively simple.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The ingredients and instructions were deceptively simple.
    Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Hypocritically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocritically. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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