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Recent Examples of blackguard
New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
Edgar finds work in the hamlet of Dreng’s Ferry with Dreng himself, an all-around blackguard, but eventually Edgar’s intelligence and capability propel him into the building trade.
—Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
The endurance of nationalism proves that there’s never any shortage of blackguards willing to prop up people’s sense of themselves and their destiny with a tissue of myths and prophecies, prejudices and hatreds, or to empty out old rubbish bags full of festering resentments and calls to violence.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2019
Despite all the worry about Fukushima, smokers have been inhaling radioactive particles for decadesNicotine - murder weapon of choice for the 19th century blackguard, by Deborah Blum.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
Noun
Butterscotch, blackguard, three brass saddles, single coils and a plank of a body with basically zero regard given to ergonomics.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
Edgar finds work in the hamlet of Dreng’s Ferry with Dreng himself, an all-around blackguard, but eventually Edgar’s intelligence and capability propel him into the building trade.
—Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
The endurance of nationalism proves that there’s never any shortage of blackguards willing to prop up people’s sense of themselves and their destiny with a tissue of myths and prophecies, prejudices and hatreds, or to empty out old rubbish bags full of festering resentments and calls to violence.
—Jill Lepore, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2019
Despite all the worry about Fukushima, smokers have been inhaling radioactive particles for decadesNicotine - murder weapon of choice for the 19th century blackguard, by Deborah Blum.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguard
Noun
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The movie, with Baranov as its scoundrel tour guide, works its way through some of 21st century Russia’s greatest hits of deception.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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Swashbucklers, scoundrels, bandits and buccaneers will soon be bellying up to the bar inside a lively new pirate pub at Walt Disney World that’s already booked solid for the first two months and promises to be a must-have reservation for visitors.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Trump has insulted both men about their weight.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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There are villains in every episode and the story uses them to showcase some societal issues.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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As a new, inexpensive Chevrolet appeared in 1927 and The Dearborn Independent was sued for libeling a number of Jewish businessmen, Ford threw in the towel and apologized.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Jaron had a new acquaintance—Nortal, an old reprobate who ran the town dump.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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That pair of reprobates retired from politics due to ill health.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Clanker has become a go-to slur against AI on social media, led by Gen Z and Gen Alpha posters.—
Eli Tan,
Twin Cities,
1 Sep. 2025
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Bodycam footage later released from the scene showed a visibly intoxicated Huger stumbling and slurring her words while speaking with police.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Borrowing from the likes of Luchino Visconti with his eye for exquisite period detail, the great Stanley Kubrick turned to 18th-century literary adaptation in his epic picaresque of a young cad named Barry Lyndon.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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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,
15 July 2025
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“Blackguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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