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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malingerer
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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No one likes a draft-day whiner.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Reviews were mixed at the time, but that deep-dive into the widening mental abyss of a hypochondriac playwright (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) has only grown in esteem over time.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Goosed along by Cliff Martinez’s ghostly electronic score, Soderbergh taps into our collective inner hypochondriac, making every character’s sniffle or rubbed eye bristle with potential danger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But use it to identify slackers, not cap the rockstars who didn’t need it anyway.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 The iconic ’90s slackers are back.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s painted Ulrich as a public grouch ever since; the out-of-touch rich rock star who wants to fight for every dime.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Lisa and Abe will always be grouches, but there is value in being the antithesis. 26.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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Trump and White House economic officials have insisted that the U.S. economy will benefit on the whole from higher tax revenues and dismissed critics of their policies as hysterical worrywarts.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
25 June 2025
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Although Allen is best known for promulgating a certain set of character types in his classic films, his own bookish worrywart or Diane Keaton’s moodily anxious beauty, he also must be credited for seeing the comic possibilities of the altogether less agitated and more grounded Roberts.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Malingerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malingerer. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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