cronyism
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Noun
- Favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curriculum | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | christendom | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | catechism | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | colloquium | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | quarrelsome | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | carlstrom | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | carpe-diem | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | conundrum | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | communism | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | anachronism | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | cronies | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | crowns | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | chronis | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | acronym | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | crony | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | peronism | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | acronyms | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | creationism | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | monism | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | croons | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | cronus | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | cronin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | croney | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | consis | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | conics | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | mormonism | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | micronics | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | cronquist | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
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