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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Babbitts
Noun
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We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film has been described as a four-quadrant coming-of-age comedy set in the world of funny and evil clowns.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If the reader cannot answer those questions quickly, doubt creeps in.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Financial Times stepped inside the home of Rirkrit Tiravanija on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where lush greenery spills through expansive windows and creeps into the interior itself.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The closure comes on the heels of other harbor restaurants that shuttered over the past year — The Brig, Harpoon Henry’s, Gemmell’s and Beach Harbor Pizza — in the wake of the multimillion-dollar redevelopment.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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News of the family's new dog comes on the heels of William and Kate's 15th wedding anniversary earlier this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Soul Quest Overdrive takes a page out of Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s book and follows four anthropomorphic pieces of sports gear that are absolute scumbags.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.—
Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Because right now, being loudmouth dirtbags might just be the only thing this team has going for it.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The first is more music, for the indie dirtbags in the house.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Babbitts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Babbitts. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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