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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
ever the opportunist, she immediately set about becoming the incoming administrator's new best friend
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as in bottom-feeder
one who does things only for his own benefit and with little regard for right and wrong
an opportunist who makes friends and then drops them as soon as they aren't useful anymore
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Recent Examples of opportunist
By making his kids stand arm-in-arm on decisions regarding his wealth, Buffett ensures opportunists won’t be able to exploit the family resources.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
Boris, an adept opportunist, would need to change only his outfit to become a modern politician.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
However, an opportunist might look at the situation and conclude the Kraken aren’t in a particularly strong position to maximize their asset’s trade value, making Gourde an attractive buy-low candidate.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The confusion surrounding Holmes stands as a cautionary tale about the manipulation of copyright law—not by opportunists exploiting a valuable piece of intellectual property, but by the character’s official custodians.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
Boris, an adept opportunist, would need to change only his outfit to become a modern politician.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
However, an opportunist might look at the situation and conclude the Kraken aren’t in a particularly strong position to maximize their asset’s trade value, making Gourde an attractive buy-low candidate.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The confusion surrounding Holmes stands as a cautionary tale about the manipulation of copyright law—not by opportunists exploiting a valuable piece of intellectual property, but by the character’s official custodians.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunist
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Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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The performances are reminiscent of that decade’s brooding Method-ists and screen chameleons — think Pacino, De Niro, Cazale, Streep.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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Along with Dan Campbell, Glenn helped Detroit go from bottom-feeders to Super Bowl contenders.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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This wasn’t the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz or other bottom-feeder team the New York Knicks have faced in recent weeks.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana welcomed a baby swell shark named Yoko on Jan. 3 — but the infant was born in a tank that contains only two female sharks, the aquarium announced in a statement.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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So how does a shark egg appear, seemingly out of the blue?—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.—
Steve Coll,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2023
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“Opportunist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunist. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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