Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toadyish
Adjective
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Combined with a whack-a-mole approach to product safety, the AI industry’s push toward personalized, sycophantic chatbots makes for a concerning situation.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025 -
Early Tuesday in Israel—Monday night in Washington—the top headline on Israeli news sites was not Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump, or his sycophantic nomination of the president for the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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In Kurosawa’s version, the chauffeur was an exceedingly meek man who got down on the floor to beg his stern shoe-manufacturer boss, played by the great Toshiro Mifune, to save his son.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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Antoinette becomes a de facto leader when her meek husband crumbles under pressure.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Hidden along Surf Drive, directly off the throbbing Montauk Highway, the four-bedroom Beach House of the Roundtree is surprisingly quiet and unassuming.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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An unassuming airstrip, once built to serve supersonic jets but quickly relegated to a training facility, thrummed with activity Monday as tractor trailers unloaded supplies and construction crews worked in the thick humidity to finish building the detention facility.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Rangel, a mustachioed, natty dresser rarely seen with a hair out of place, hardly had a reputation for a shy and retiring personality.—
Daily News Staff,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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After running more than 400 games, the researchers concluded that a fully passive style of scavenging – snatching some carrion when no one is looking – was too retiring and less than ideal.—
Matt Hrodey,
Discover Magazine,
4 Oct. 2023
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“Toadyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toadyish. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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