killjoys

plural of killjoy

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Noun
  • Smarmy cynics will call them foolish for their foolhardy ambitions.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Killjoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killjoys. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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