Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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In an effort to save Cathy, doctors place leeches over her body in hopes of removing the bad blood.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The leech therapist, whose name was Sandra, made a tsk-tsk sound over the phone.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After a grueling three-year battle, Brandi Glanville has finally determined the cause of her facial parasite.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Glanville even tried using Nair, the hair-removal product, to fight the parasite.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Start With a Clean Work Area A dirty sink and, even worse, an old, dirty sponge will only create a bacterial soup that can cling to surfaces.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Using the sponge, gently wipe or blot the entire boot with circular motions.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Netflix says the move, though distressing to moochers like me, is not meant to deter people from sharing accounts.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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Although tempting, your beloved cat or dog doesn’t qualify as a dependent.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Under the bill, able-bodied individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 without dependents must work or attend a work program, such as SNAP Employment and Training, at least 80 hours per month to receive benefits.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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In fact many of the characters—even Big Gunna, one of the great larger-than-life paupers of Laxness’s oeuvre—did live in Mosfellsdalur and went by the names Laxness gives them in the book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tate eventually moved in with her family, who rejected Austen; Austen moved to the Staten Island Farm Colony, a pauper’s hospital.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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