as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
upon entering the store, I was beset by a caitiff in the guise of a salesman set on separating me from my money
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Noun
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But with villains running amok across the city, Ben must decide whether to suit up once more as the masked hero.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026 -
Its villains include Alexander Hamilton, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and, above all, Robert Bork, who reinterpreted antitrust doctrine as focused on protecting consumers—a legal transformation that Lynn deems the turning point that set America onto a path toward oligarchy.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Noun
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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The man has been training for his entire life to face off against the most terrifying monsters around, and his mutations put him in a different class from most people.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 May 2026
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There's monsters galore, a chance to catch up with those cute Anzellans, and too much time watching Grogu slowly (but endearingly) nurse his surrogate dad back to health.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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For more than two decades, legal cannabis operators paid taxes under a provision written to punish criminals.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The council vote comes at a time when the Parole Board has allowed the release from prison of dozens of criminals convicted of violent felonies, including first-degree murder.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Many of the biggest offenders sit on breakfast tables and lunch plates every day, hiding in plain sight.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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Many offenders even choose incarceration over community supervision requirements.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Angels and devils working together to stop Armageddon.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Ash devils can hurl hot embers in all directions and spark new fires, but this one harmlessly dissipated without spreading the blaze further.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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“Caitiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caitiffs. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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