A more cynical explanation for the electorate's relative calm is resignation.

But this may be too cynical an explanation.

He gave a cynical explanation for choosing children.

I would be most grateful if the Administration could offer a plausible, less cynical explanation of its Cambodia policy.

There's no question that New Jersey politics invites sinister suspicions and cynical explanations.

Yet a cynical explanation does not stand up.

The cynical explanation is that these promotions are short-term enterprises, and knowingly so.

The cynical explanation might be that mediation, which is also done by mental health professionals, takes business from lawyers.

The Pew survey also asked respondents to react to three, perhaps cynical, explanations for the dot-com collapse.

There was a simple and cynical explanation, of course.