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as in complainers
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
a petty griper who drove us nuts with his merciless nitpicking
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as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person
driving across the country in four days would make anyone a confirmed griper
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Noun
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026 -
If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The plant provides habitat for fish, crabs and plankton, feeds migratory birds and locks away carbon and methane — both heat-trapping greenhouse gases — in coastal sediments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their diet includes fish, squid, crabs, krill and other sea life.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The event raises critical funds to provide research, programs, education, and advocacy so moms and babies get the best possible start to life.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Not only is humankind doing pretty well, leaders in some of the most successful economies want more babies — the opposite of what the Stanford University professor prescribed.—
Daniel Moss,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a choice of 22 colors and designs, including bears, dragons, unicorns and sea creatures.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 30-mile (50-kilometer) fjord that features two tidewater glaciers — the North and South Sawyer — and wildlife, including seals and bears.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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These ideas have thrived through generations of cranks and propagandists and are now omnipresent.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Gripers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gripers. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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