malingerer

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Noun
  • Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
  • So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of pushing through pain and not speaking up for fear they'll be labeled weak or a complainer, this generation is more inclined to listen to their bodies, advocate for themselves, and address the issue through the proper resources.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 10 June 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop.
    , FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her well-meaning slacker persona is perfect for this cavalcade of sometimes surreal adventures, which include classic sitcom tropes like get-rich-quick schemes and mistaken identities.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • Each, in their way, is ambitious — no room for slackers here!
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • An Airbus fuselage in mid-assembly, with white tarps strapped across its cockpit windows and nose, looks eerily like one of its would-be passengers, a hypochondriac hoping for a few hours of in-flight shut-eye.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • The young actor played the hypochondriac Detroit Red Wings fan after earning his first onscreen credit just three years prior in 1983's Bad Boys.
    Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is no utility Euro-box for climate worriers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, the Magic morphed from road worriers into road warriors, while the Pistons added another chapter to a troubling trend.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The new arrival to the town, Sam Cooper (Alfred Molina) is a curmudgeonly grouch with a heart of gold, consumed with grief over his late wife, Lily (Jane Kaczmarek).
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Harry is a grouch and Oslo is his trash can, which isn’t the way the city is traditionally depicted, with Santelmann making the descent into greater and greater bleakness seem organic.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Malingerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malingerer. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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