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bludgers

noun

plural of bludger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

as in spongers

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Analyzing mosquito waste showed the presence of viruses along with other parasites.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
Under this theory, organisms figured out how to turn genes off to get these unruly genetic parasites under control.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

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The lightning-fast process leeches out flavor and compromises textures, and can produce bland, mushy results.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
The fact is that leeches are relished by everything from walleyes and bass to trout and all the panfish.

— Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Definition of leeches

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For more than a century, scientists thought that sponges, or porifera, were the first to branch off — the sister group to all other animals.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026
These non-scratch sponges are safe to use on most surfaces and are easy to rinse clean.

— Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sponges

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In late August, the hotel turns into a red-carpet event for celebrities, stars of the silver screen, and various hangers-on at the Venice Film Festival to which the Excelsior is inexorably linked, now enjoying its 10th decade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The twisted tale involves a cadre of rappers and hangers-on, shootings in separate states, two deaths and various acts of betrayal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hangers-on

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After Blake Street Cemetery stopped accepting new burials in 1931, New Haven began relying on another paupers’ cemetery located on Woodin Street.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
That honest job has, across four generations, fed prime ministers and paupers, cooked for the King and Queen, and quietly funded a one-man legal aid service for survivors of abuse.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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