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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sycophants in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sycophants in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sycophants in a Sentence

  1. Tara Setmayer:

    My party, the Republicans, have really just rolled over and decided that they’d rather just be cult-like sycophants and just ignore what Donald Trump has done, it’s embarrassing.

  2. Christopher Zoukis:

    We've had celebrity clients, who in some cases are used to sycophants falling all over them, for them, it can be difficult to become humble and deferential, yet that's what It takes to succeed in prison.

  3. Sir Richard Steele:

    Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

  4. Susan Rice:

    This is not the time to behanding Putin anolive branch.We have a president who is doingour arch-adversaries bidding itwould seem, and he is surroundedby sycophants and weaklings whoarent doing their jobs, whodont have the confidence inthemselves and in the missionthat they are there to carryout -- to bring the president the toughmessages he needs to hear.

  5. Sir Richard Steele:

    Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.

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    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    A crate
    B pluck
    C ternion
    D wavering

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