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Recent Examples of opportunism
Yet the international uproar surrounding it demonstrates how racial anxieties and political opportunism can overshadow facts.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
But the second half was different, as Mbappe showed more fluidity — and opportunism.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Some pro-lifers in the Senate have pronounced themselves satisfied with this transparent opportunism.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Choosing a new team with dubious values will look like opportunism.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
But the second half was different, as Mbappe showed more fluidity — and opportunism.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Some pro-lifers in the Senate have pronounced themselves satisfied with this transparent opportunism.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Choosing a new team with dubious values will look like opportunism.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for opportunism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opportunism
Noun
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The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of the US minimizing Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and casting doubts about its commitment to NATO, the European Union is now pushing all of its members to raise military budgets and issue debt to fund defense purchases.—
Miles Bryan,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His formal daring was inextricably linked to the emotional turbulence in his life: The frantic innovation of his films is a projection of a mind and a heart at unrest.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s an existential premise at work regarding the socially destructive power of technology, and Tregenza, having dropped hints along the way, eventually reveals it with an artistic shock of enormous daring.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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However, right now, renters aren’t experiencing that kind of motivation.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Doncic will have plenty of motivation heading into this matchup.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s really only one way to prove a killer instinct.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
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Success ‘is only possible with people that are not rigid’ For Kaufman, a killer instinct is a deep sense of the mission of the company.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Epic Universe, eight years in the making and sprawling across more than 100 acres, represents a dramatic evolution for Universal, and in some ways, the American theme park industry.—
Todd Anderson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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It was announced a day after President Trump unveiled tariffs that will have broad impacts across the tech industry.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Over the past quarter-century, those songs and the one-of-a-kind spirit that produced them became a guiding beacon of artistic integrity and inspiring non-conformity.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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Afternoon Tea highlighting the spirit of Thailand is available at hotels in Bangkok, London at Park Lane and Singapore.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Opportunism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opportunism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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