boors

plural of boor

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Noun
  • The sequel sees Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell attempt to take a family vacation, only to cross paths with violent jerks played by Colin Hanks and Sharon Stone.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The mechanism feels smooth and sturdy—no awkward jerks or wobbles.
    Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 2-year-old appears to have gotten out into the backyard and opened a kennel where two Rottweilers were being kept, allowing the dogs to get out and attack him, the Valdosta Police Department said in a statement.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The ‘dogs’ proved so popular, in fact, that the 1966 World Cup group game between France and Uruguay had to be moved across London to White City as Wembley’s owners refused to cancel its regular Friday night meeting.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rabies can be found in many other wildlife species, including raccoons, skunks, coyotes and foxes.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rabies can be found in many other wildlife species, including raccoons, skunks, coyotes and foxes.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Boors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boors. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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