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Recent Examples of curmudgeon Alice Scott, an optimistic writer chasing her big break, and Hayden Anderson, a Pulitzer-winning curmudgeon, find themselves on Little Crescent Island competing to write the biography of Margaret Ives, a reclusive heiress with a scandalous past. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 This fuzzy green hermit has become synonymous with Christmas-hating curmudgeons and greedy holiday buzzkills worldwide since Dr. Seuss introduced him in his 1957 children's book of the same name. Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 But there’s one Kansas City salad that even a greens curmudgeon like me will eat: the spinach and goat cheese salad at Spin! Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 Notorious curmudgeon and Steely Dan co-founder Fagen, who at first didn’t respond to his overtures. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for curmudgeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curmudgeon
Noun
  • Hansen's voiceover is quickly overtaken by footage of massive waves and lots and lots of crab.
    Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • On the nearby beach, crabs scurry about — fishermen use them as bait to catch snapper and other reef fish.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • In the photos, he is seen smiling and posing with a bear in the background while wearing a motorcycle helmet.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • Police departments typically do not possess the same expertise and ability as CDFW to manage and then relocate bears.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The Herald found that despite a growing number of properties at risk from flooding as climate change cranks up the dial on rainstorms and hurricanes, Florida fell behind other at-risk states in consumer protections for flood disclosure.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Others are situated in the bottom bracket (that is, where the cranks meet the bike frame).
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Wired News, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • But beyond that, there’s a sense among sports fans in general — and hockey grumps in particular — that South Florida doesn’t deserve its success.
    Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • His latest gamble, a seasonal producing job with the potential for longer-term employment, sends the family relocating from Ohio to New Jersey and then eventually to a Kansas farm owned by Macy’s semi-estranged grump of a brother, Walter (Chris Cooper).
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025

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“Curmudgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curmudgeon. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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