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Recent Examples of brat
The campaign tactic seems to resemble musician Charli XCX’s 2024 album, brat, complete with the same lime-green and black text that became synonymous with the sensation.
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Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
An Air Force brat, Erica thinks of San Antonio as home.
—Erica Grieder, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
That film’s director, Pete Ohs, has been a brat about filmmaking for a long time now.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This movie review is so not brat.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
An Air Force brat, Erica thinks of San Antonio as home.
—Erica Grieder, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
That film’s director, Pete Ohs, has been a brat about filmmaking for a long time now.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This movie review is so not brat.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brat
Noun
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Plaskolite was cited for causing a public nuisance, according to AQMD documents.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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When to See a Doctor For the vast majority of new parents, dry skin is a temporary, frustrating nuisance that resolves as your hormones stabilize and your body adjusts to its new rhythm.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 May 2026
Noun
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And she’s spent a decade scaling her brand into an industry disrupter; Ellsworth began concocting prebiotic drinks in 2015, founding her business just one year later.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Proton Pump Inhibitors Another potential gut disrupter?—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On a recent morning, Feldman and his colleagues made their rounds, visiting people living in ragamuffin tents on sidewalks and crannies just west of downtown.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Soon enough, Curtis’s all-black border collie, Steve, and a ragamuffin of a dog, Jack, would emerge from the trees to beg for sandwich scraps.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2025
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