Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
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The Most Appreciated Leech Amy Tan: The Australian leech Chtonobdella tanae.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025 -
Visceral fat leeches fatty acids called adipokines or chemokines, which cause systemic inflammation in the body.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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He and some Prodigy soldiers are sent to the Maginot crash site to look for survivors, but two of them are quickly picked off by a blood-sucking parasite.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Unbeknownst to them, that stomach issue was actually a parasite.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For dried or sticky grease, Marshall suggests switching to dish soap diluted in water and rubbing gently with a soft sponge or microfiber cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lesson is to let the film be like a sponge that attracts what happens in the world at that moment and captures it.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 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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There are a set of nationwide rules already in place for SNAP benefits: general work requirements and additional ones for able-bodied adults without dependents.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Currently, adults up to age 54 without disabilities and dependents are required to work, volunteer or attend training for 80 hours monthly to apply for and keep the food aid.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mike Appel led the session from behind the board, with the engineer Louis Lahav at his side and a scattering of staff, friends, and other hangers-on lurking here and there.—
Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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The county is required by law to continue its deceased pauper program, which is being transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Aug. 2025
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Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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