as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
if we were to listen to those negativistic bean counters, we would never have a marketing campaign of any kind
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Adjective
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Be skeptical of anyone who promises immediate cleanup or immediate repairs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Trump’s diverging views on foreign policy President-elect Donald Trump has been skeptical of U.S. alliances, including NATO and defense partnerships in the Asia-Pacific, all of which the Biden team has worked to shore up over the past four years.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Generative models learn typical user behavior patterns, finding deviations that indicate suspicious activity.—
Vishwanadham Mandala,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Scam Alert feature watches the links in incoming text messages and flags any suspicious ones.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bowles has similar schemes to take away hot throws in his blitz package, so Daniels must be cautious of throwing to hots in the middle of the field.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Reserve is right to be cautious and see how all of these factors play out in 2025.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, despite the incredulous nature of predictive forecasting, the desire to do so has inspired a more worthy endeavor: foresight.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2024
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From general manager Kyle Davidson on down, the Blackhawks are always careful not to criticize Jones.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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But be careful when scrolling, as the answers are at the end of the article.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Coming-of-age teen comedies were never quite as wonderfully cynical before this movie about four teenage girls whose lives are upended by the arrival of a new kid, played by Christian Slater.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Without any real prospect of serious concessions from Western states, the Taliban became cynical about ever gaining legitimacy on the world stage.—
Delaney Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Negativistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativistic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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