lackey

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Recent Examples of lackey The long-tail effect of all this is to make Quinn and all his many lackeys seem as toothless a threat as Zachary Beck is. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 Instead of America voting with their Allies against Russia, Trump directed his lackeys to vote with Russia. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025 The Liberals have been able to stop their opponent Pierre Poilievre’s momentum by painting him as a MAGA lackey. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025 One of Knuckles’ many lackeys ultimately finds Rose by … going to her apartment building, where her name is prominently displayed on her mailbox? Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lackey
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  • The document emphasizes the pope as a servant of Christ and bishop of Rome, rather than a worldly sovereign.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There is no greater goal than to hear, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant’ from Jesus.
    Maureen Mackey, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Lackey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackey. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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