Babbitt

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Noun
  • No, the worst Christopher Reeve Superman film is not the embarrassing Cannon Films installment but rather the one featuring a world-class comedian, a woman turning into a computer, and a terrific junkyard battle between Clark Kent and his belligerent jerk doppelganger.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • Midtown Global Market’s Irie Jamaican serves oxtail (jerk or barbecue) with festival (a sweet, fried bread); sweet plantains; coconut shrimp skewers; and a ginger and hibiscus drink.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Spend a week lurking on each platform (but don’t be a creep).
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Sun Bum's Mineral SPF 30 Sunscreen Lip Balm is my armor against both immediate sunburn and the slow creep of fine lines and discoloration.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • He is portrayed throughout as a careerist and a cad.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Urías then allowed a high bounder by Yu Chang to get by for a two-base error.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Austin hit a bounder which filtered through Gandil’s mitt in the eighth.
    Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Noun
  • The reason there is a difference between their number of vine and rootstock varieties is due to the subterranean phylloxera louse that wiped out huge swaths of the world’s grape vines during the mid 19th century.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • About 5,000 years ago, a bacterium that was primarily transmitted via ticks made a switch to louse.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
  • Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 22 July 2025
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 25 Jul. 2025.

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