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Recent Examples of simon-pure
But the notion that small community banks are somehow simon-pure, in contrast to the risk-happy banks of the East and West Coasts, is ludicrous on its face.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simon-pure
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The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Per the official logline, the series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The United States went to war in 2001 and 2003 with a very moralistic, very crusading view of war, a very black-and-white view that there were good guys and bad guys, and America would wield the swift sword of justice.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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To rebuild a consensus, politicians must thus appeal to these swing voters by eschewing moralistic and globalist rhetoric.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This identity resonates most strongly with MAGA Hardliners and Anti-Woke Conservatives, who believe that the political left has become a sanctimonious elite imposing its worldview on everyone else.—
Daniel Yudkin,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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This book exists, in other words, in order for Karp to have written a book … The book is filled with this sort of sanctimonious guff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Lists are no substitute for criticism, but those who take them as inimical to criticism are pharisaical.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2022
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David and Samuel explore the U.S. energy sector and evaluate what the future holds in an ESG landscape that has done its very best to bring economic incoherence to its pharisaical agenda.—
Andrew Stuttaford,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Fellow Democrats Tony Thurmond and Antonio Villaraigosa attack Swalwell and Porter as hypocritical, pointing to their own stricter stances on federal immigration enforcement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Democrats, who have routinely fought for stricter gun laws, flatly called the Republican stance on Pretti’s gun hypocritical in interviews with The Star.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some bars are dry on the tongue, others are unctuous.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Field peas, red rice and the best part — oxtail — cooked down, down and down again into a warm, unctuous delight.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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State police told the outlet that the tractor-trailer had an unspecified mechanical problem.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In calmer times, a leader expounding from such heights risks sounding preachy and self-righteous.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the early days of the drugs’ rollout, a high price tag and a nationwide shortage made off-label A-list users a target of self-righteous mockery.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Simon-pure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simon-pure. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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