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as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do
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Recent Examples of mooch
Not for Chelsea, obviously, whom he’s already once told to go find a richer boyfriend to mooch off.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Anyway, my friend and I were able to mooch a ride from him to that wonderful institution known as LAX, land of inconvenience, confusion, disdain and dirty bathrooms.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
China’s Silicon Valley–slayer may have mooched off Silicon Valley after all.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Her family wants to mooch off her success while also criticizing her success.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Anyway, my friend and I were able to mooch a ride from him to that wonderful institution known as LAX, land of inconvenience, confusion, disdain and dirty bathrooms.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2025
China’s Silicon Valley–slayer may have mooched off Silicon Valley after all.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Her family wants to mooch off her success while also criticizing her success.
—Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooch
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Hours earlier, his team was begging us & the Adams campaign to join their publicity stunt lawsuit against @ABC7.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now there’s a story begging for its own miniseries, and a reminder that the stakes are pretty high.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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New ones pop up every week, and old ones often sneak your data back in.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That may open the door to Arseny Gritsyuk sneaking into the top nine after a strong training camp.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The watch party is over for people who have been freeloading on their subscription to HBO Max.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Companies cannot be allowed to build market share by freeloading off the investments of others.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Meanwhile, your amygdala starts firing warning signals about potential threats lurking in the unknown.—
Anne-Laure Le Cunff,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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One of the employees at the McDonald's, Mandy Jackson, told the outlet that the gator had been lurking around the restaurant for two days.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, this doesn’t mean that the chimps are roaming around intoxicated.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The bison roaming Yellowstone National Park, an elephant herd thundering across the African terrain in Tanzania or Botswana, a humpback whale breaching off the coast of Hawaii or Mexico.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The play that drew Reeve’s ire was Alyssa Thomas stealing the ball from Napheesa Collier near the 3-point line and going toward the other end of the court for the game-sealing layup.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Thankfully, my passport wasn’t stolen, nor was it stranded somewhere in the middle of the rainforest (my worst fear at the time).—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Then make your way west to stroll the Charles River Esplanade, a scenic green space along the water.—
Kori Perten,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Mooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooch. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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