Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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Are you surrounded by individuals who drain your energy (i.e., leeches and loafers)?—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025 -
The Moist mode removed air effectively without letting liquid leech too far toward the chamber.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Banner tells Whitfield that he’s lost his sheep herd to parasites, and Whitfield has the nerve to laugh.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Animals of all shapes, sizes, and evolutionary lineages engage in behaviors that ward off parasites, viruses, and harmful bacteria.—
Gabe Allen,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scrub with a soft sponge in circular motions, focusing on those stained areas.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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But, somehow, life finds a way: The seafloor was crawling with critters of all shapes and sizes, from centuries-old sponges and cup corals to octopuses, snails, worms, sea spiders, icefish and even a rare giant phantom jellyfish.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Things take a turn when Smokey's drug supplier demands $200 by 10 PM or they'll be killed, but the pair is easily distracted by conflicts with the resident bully, Craig's jealous girlfriend, and various neighborhood moochers and petty criminals.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2024
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The hikes, which go into effect on September 1, are part of a larger effort to crack down on membership moochers and boost revenue for the warehouse chain.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
11 July 2024
Noun
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Married taxpayers who filed a joint return that claimed two qualifying dependents on the 2021 return could have qualified for up to $5,600.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Social Security has made payments earned by American workers, their survivors and dependents for 85 years, without a break.—
Michael A. Hiltzik,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a government that is already owned and operated by far-right cranks and hangers-on, Bongino can only do so much damage on his own.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hackett, his bungalow neighbor Faye Greener (Karen Black), her vaudevillian has-been father (Burgess Meredith), assorted whores, hangers-on, venal studio executives, and a WASPy lunk — auspiciously named Homer Simpson (Donald Sutherland) — suckered by Hollywood’s erotic promise.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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They were presumed to be paupers from Mexico, looking for charity.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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