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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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The tiny silver-green leaves form an incredibly low, dense mat that creeps along the ground.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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If the reader cannot answer those questions quickly, doubt creeps in.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fresh off the heels of an injury scare for Joe Ryan and news of a setback for starter Mick Abel, the Minnesota rotation was dealt another blow Saturday.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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On the heels of opening a 2,000-square-foot store at 764 Madison Avenue in New York on May 1, the cashmere brand will open stores on Michigan Avenue in Chicago in July and Prudential Center in Boston at the end of September.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
8 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 11 May. 2026.
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