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glibness

noun

Definition of glibness

as in smoothness

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Recent Examples of glibness Advertisement Still, Trump’s apparent glibness comes as the Republican Party faces what could be challenging midterm elections, as the economy and affordability remain top concerns for voters. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 June 2026

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Noun

Turner drops from the line of scrimmage with smoothness and awareness.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
At the same time, Girl Talk gives the production a smoothness that makes the songs feel more subversive and never disposable.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of smoothness

Noun

And anyone who has read even a little of Cusk’s previous work will recognize that these concerns map suspiciously closely to Cusk’s own preoccupations with artificiality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Is the artificiality and structural restriction of the majority of the season a lure for a show on the verge of going thoroughly bonkers in its finale?

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of artificiality

Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
This latest act of duplicity is a new low, even for the HFPA.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

Definition of duplicity

Noun

Common concerns tend to be acne, post-acne marks, oiliness and keeping hair and nails healthy.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026
Common concerns in this decade tend to include acne, post-acne marks, oiliness and keeping hair and nails healthy.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oiliness

Noun

The easy, and increasingly convincing, fakery of artificial intelligence has arguably supercharged it.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
That’s the deficiency side of integrity—where authenticity gives way to fakery, consistency erodes into unpredictability, and transparency slips into manipulation…But swing too far in the other direction, and the skyscraper becomes overly rigid—too stiff to sway with the wind.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of fakery

Noun

With rare exceptions, EV sound is little more than an affectation.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Robinhood's banking product arrived with private-bank affectations, estate planning, event access, cash to the door, priced at $5 a month inside a bundle a 30-year-old already pays for.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of affectation

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