Example Sentences
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 -
Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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To relitigate the matter on behalf of Musk only served to underline the conviction that all of these jerks deserved one another.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Noun
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As long as these self-promoting cads are in charge, things can only get worse.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Fences and landscaping creeps can cause small misunderstandings that quickly grow into legal disputes.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
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Vampires, deadly disasters, and creeps are among those who help these frightening flicks scare the hell out of audiences.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Padding at the heels ensures these faux leather sneakers are comfy straight from the box, but they’re also designed to be simultaneously flexible and supportive to accommodate the needs of your weary feet during long travel days.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025
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In an exclusive new clip shared with PEOPLE, the WWE star sits down with sports reporter Tom Rinaldi to discuss his life and career on the heels of his upcoming retirement from professional wrestling.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Suddenly, these two louts are forced to support themselves for the first time.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
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The drunken louts who mocked and obscenely jeered the European Ryder Cup contenders at last weekend’s event at Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island would have loved it.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ninety-nine percent of politicians are scumbags.—
Tony Dokoupil,
CBS News,
16 Nov. 2025
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Once the province of bikers and sailors and scumbags, tattoos now appear on nearly one-third of all Americans.—
John Semley,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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