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glibness

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Noun
  • This brand of cream cheese got lots of love for its smoothness and creaminess.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The variety of body types and shapes shown here, often covered in very little, is a reminder that despite the smoothness of the people held up as worthy of admiration on Instagram, most people’s bodies and faces have lumps and bumps and creases and crinkles.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • There’s an artificiality to the narration that is somewhat mirrored in the direction by Oldroyd and Anja Marquardt.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That level of eye-deceiving detail falters in wide shots, however, some of which suffer from unflattering flat lighting that in certain instances recall computer screensavers of yore, given their colorful artificiality.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The values Homer elevated, especially those of male honor and female duplicity, established parameters for the war story (and not only the war story) for centuries to come.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan publicly denounced Soviet duplicity.
    Time, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Medium-full, with impressive concentration and excellent ripeness; there is a slight oiliness on the palate, along with very good acidity and significant persistence.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Below, shop our 13 favorite formulas that a suit a range of concerns, from oiliness to hair loss.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Texas politics, no stranger to dirty tricks, now heads into a hypercharged 2026 election season with few rules governing artificial intelligence, as cheap, realistic tools have made campaign fakery easier to create and harder to detect.
    Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • At a moment in history when politicians shamelessly promote conspiracies using AI fakery as evidence, the film is on point in its depiction of media manipulation.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Now, though levees may not exactly be back, royal affectations and the disputes that go with them are.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s probably an affectation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Glibness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glibness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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