derelicts

plural of derelict

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derelicts
Noun
  • With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Ndiaye aside, Everton have long lacked bums-off-seats kinds of players.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Derelicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derelicts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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