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Recent Examples of fleabag
The fleabag sorority strikes again.
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Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
The Berkeley Inn, known to Geyer’s generation as a fleabag hotel, once stood on the parcel of land.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
The idea was that after years as the most famous and majestic fleabag in Manhattan, the Chelsea was going to be made over into a boutique hotel, one that would draw on its layers of legend.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 July 2022
The women have criticized the league for putting them up in fleabag motels — literally.
—Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 12 July 2019
That meant—and here something of a mythical fog descends—living in Washington Square Park and fleabag hotels, and rotating through the sofas and beds of various friends and lovers.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
The movie is a glimpse into the daily lives of two little girls and a boy — Moonee, Jancey, and Scooty — living in two adjacent fleabag motels in Orlando that amount to bottom feeders in the tourism ecosystem.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Oct. 2017
Downtown is rife with greasy diners, fleabag hotels and steamy dive bars.
—Karen Schoemer, New York Times, 30 May 2017
Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
The Berkeley Inn, known to Geyer’s generation as a fleabag hotel, once stood on the parcel of land.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
The idea was that after years as the most famous and majestic fleabag in Manhattan, the Chelsea was going to be made over into a boutique hotel, one that would draw on its layers of legend.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 July 2022
The women have criticized the league for putting them up in fleabag motels — literally.
—Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 12 July 2019
That meant—and here something of a mythical fog descends—living in Washington Square Park and fleabag hotels, and rotating through the sofas and beds of various friends and lovers.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
The movie is a glimpse into the daily lives of two little girls and a boy — Moonee, Jancey, and Scooty — living in two adjacent fleabag motels in Orlando that amount to bottom feeders in the tourism ecosystem.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Oct. 2017
Downtown is rife with greasy diners, fleabag hotels and steamy dive bars.
—Karen Schoemer, New York Times, 30 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleabag
Noun
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The setting is a dusty town square, bordered on one side by the posh Siete Mares Hotel and on the other by the city’s worst quarter, fronted by the Ritz Men Only, a dangerous flophouse.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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After Chili's twin sister, Jellybean, was found dead in a Kansas City flophouse, Chili began a downward spiral and was eventually caught drinking on the job by Brett.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Down the beach Madam LeFleur stood on the porch of her boardinghouse beating slugs off a yak wool rug.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The audit found the motel shelter program had become costly, mismanaged and led to extended stays.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An individual seen wielding what appeared to be a firearm near a Massachusetts university dormitory, prompting a shelter-in-place order and large law enforcement response, has been identified as a juvenile holding an airsoft replica firearm, police said Thursday.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sisters had initially used the mansion as a dormitory for students, but then converted it into a residence for themselves for most of the period of their ownership.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What happened in the plaintiff’s TCU dorm room?—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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By Sharon Attia The New York Times Let’s be real, cooking in a college dorm isn’t always easy.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fleabag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleabag. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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