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Recent Examples of fatalist
But the fatalist in me feels like this stuff is coming.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalist
Noun
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Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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Now there is a British tendency to be slightly defeatist.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Melville was a pessimist, and a tragedian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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As late as August 2007, the Federal Reserve was skeptical of such bubble talk, while Grantham was dismissed as a pessimist, a dismissal that soon proved mistaken.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Fatalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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