Babbitt

Definition of Babbittnext

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Noun
  • His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Timothy O’Connor, executive director for the Los Angeles Office of Public Accountability, a spending watchdog, said his office is not convinced that the agency could minimize long-term cost creep, or that the new force would offset enough costs to justify the program.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Photos from the area showed cars slowly traveling through the floodwaters as water rises and creeps onto sidewalks in the area.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the audience will learn more about cad-ish hearthrob Rupert Campbell-Black’s (Alex Hassell) backstory, with the entrance of two starry new characters, his ex-wife Helen, played by Hayley Atwell, and her new husband Malise, played by Rupert Everett.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • Ever the cad, Bednar still wouldn’t commit to saying Wedgewood when asked if 41 would be his starter for Game 2 on Tuesday night.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His first option was to LaMelo Ball, who was assigned to run past a flare screen away from the in-bounder.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, Texas doesn't have someone guarding the in-bounder so another body is ready to help corral those in play.
    Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Soaking in the warm water may disrupt louse activity or egg placement within their fur.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Because clients could bring along bed bugs or lice from previous living arrangements, everything coming into the shelter — including outside donations — will be treated in the chamber upon arrival, Tripple said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys).
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • His near-daily press conferences are just part of a traveling, partisan clown show.
    Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • As Beau, Brake is tall and gaunt, with burning eyes, a rotter who looks like Steve Buscemi crossed with David Byrne crossed with a human rattlesnake who’s a lifelong junkie.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • Some experts say bed rotters are onto something, but there may be a right way to think about it.
    BYAlexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 10 July 2023
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“Babbitt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Babbitt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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