as in complainers
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot
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Noun
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The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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About one in five babies was born premature or underweight.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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During the first six months of life, babies receive about four milligrams of aluminum from vaccines, 10 milligrams from breast milk or 40 milligrams from regular formula.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Fussbudgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudgets. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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