Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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Tatum and Bullock have spoken about filming the leech scene together before.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Once the workplace of Revolutionary War figure General Hugh Mercer, the recreated 18th-century pharmacy and doctor’s office is filled with tinctures, leeches, and surgical tools, all explained by costumed interpreters.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These methods sort through the DNA in a sample looking for specific genes that are signatures of parasites like pinworms, as well as bacterial pathogens.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Extreme temperatures, parasites, viruses, fungi, and bacteria are also major dangers.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lightly scrub with a sponge or soft brush, then remove the product.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plants act like sponges, Martineau explained.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Simply put, some animals don’t like moochers.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This limit applies to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Amazon also warned holders of H-4 dependent visas, which are for spouses and dependents of H-1B visas, to remain in the US.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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She’s gained a following on TikTok and elsewhere by spoofing very specific types of people—like an unpredictable roommate or a socially awkward hanger-on—in micro-format.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead, town officials buried him in a pauper’s grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The woman was killed by one of Iblis’ masters, a pauper who dreamed of infinite wealth and attention.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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