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as in frustrated
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as in cynical
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as in disenchanted
to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes
we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life
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Shani Harmon, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
From dealing with dating apps to getting ghosted, many women become disillusioned with dating and decide to give up altogether.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
People who might justifiably feel disillusioned with the system, or whatever, get into this world, finding meaning in it, finding community.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
If this process isn't carefully managed, teams can become disillusioned and disconnected from enabling the success of the mission.
—Melissa Dimuro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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When there is misalignment between a leader’s messages and behavior, the team can quickly become disillusioned.
—Shani Harmon, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
From dealing with dating apps to getting ghosted, many women become disillusioned with dating and decide to give up altogether.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
People who might justifiably feel disillusioned with the system, or whatever, get into this world, finding meaning in it, finding community.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
If this process isn't carefully managed, teams can become disillusioned and disconnected from enabling the success of the mission.
—Melissa Dimuro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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As the 2024 presidential election approaches, a majority of Americans report feeling anxious and frustrated, according to a new poll by The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Betis, roared on by the home support, was on top while the traveling fans, tucked into a lofty corner of the ground, grew more frustrated.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Foreign policy Advertisement Harris says U.S. foreign policy should be based on strong alliances with other democracies, not cynical partnerships with tyrants like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping.Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Researchers presented readers with stories of a highly cynical person and someone who was more trusting, then asked them to guess who would perform better at a series of tasks.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Arab and Muslim vote in Michigan is immensely disenchanted with the stance of the Democratic ticket on issues like the war in Gaza.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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By that time my girl gang was already thoroughly disenchanted.Lisa Ann Walter, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2024
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But our analysis shows that there are more reasons to be optimistic than pessimistic about the state of the polls in 2024.Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Arizona voters are as pessimistic about the economy as ever.Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
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Coupled with a poor start for AMD's Ryzen 9000 series and you'd be forgiven for being pretty disappointed in you're a PC gamer right now.Antony LEather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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And those residents are increasingly disappointed with the U.S. Forest Service and Nowlin for not stopping Pipkin and his group from building the fence.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
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In turn, Judaism boils down not to an ongoing conversation of faith and morals but one of tired, misanthropic tropes.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Baddiel's father, Colin, was a misanthropic research scientist who, upon losing his job at Unilever, set up a market stall selling Dinky Toys.The Week UK, theweek, 11 July 2024
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At the Democratic National Convention, an ad also played to hit Trump over his administration’s unfulfilled promises of Foxconn.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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After a decade of unfulfilled promises to deliver autonomous vehicles, capable of traveling reasonable distances safely without a human at the wheel, there’s a hefty dose of skepticism about what Tesla can do technologically, and when its robotaxi might actually hit the market.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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Biden's energy transition policies face hurdles before a Supreme Court skeptical of federal agency interpretations of the law.Ben Geman, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The idea is to build up a layer of skeptical immunity that makes people less susceptible to the manipulative tools that misinformation also employs.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Disillusioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disillusioned. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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