mooches

present tense third-person singular of mooch
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as in begs
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility he's always mooching off of his friends, even though he can easily pay his own way

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as in sneaks
to move about in a sly or secret manner I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooches
Verb
  • Day begs Dusk to see what Demerzel’s sacrifice meant.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Alternating between Laura and Cherry’s stark perspectives adds to the fun of the series that begs to be binged.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aloe vera sneaks in lightweight hydration, and wheat protein helps strengthen to keep breakage at bay.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And if his club sneaks into the postseason and perhaps make a successful run, don’t forget his role in getting them there.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As one wanders out into a field, rod in hand, ready for the twitch.
    Leila Chatti September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Possibility lurks everywhere, even after losses.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In a video, Billy Ray roams a large grassy field while listening to the song on his phone.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That answer will likely dictate whether XRP enters a new growth phase or slips back into another stretch of uncertainty.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Beat out Luke Gifford in practice or Gifford’s play slips?
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But, as always, the talk drifts toward quarterbacks, that uniquely American job with uniquely American responsibilities.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Modern systems analyze patterns of active work, idle stretches and meeting length in real time, giving leaders a live feed of how productivity drifts through a day.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Kitsch is fantastic, but Tom Hopper steals the show.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Still, as Huntrix finally steals the show, the movie shows the singers and the audience as equals.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Mooches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooches. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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