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noun

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Recent Examples of no-account
Adjective
Everyone loves a good country death song — even if no actual no-accounts are harmed during the making of the tune. Chris Willman, Variety, 24 July 2025 Don't let that no-account Oogie Boogie hide the movie from you. Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023 Of course, the no-account crew that hangs around him — hangers-on is a better way to describe them — can get in the way of even his best intentions. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-account
Adjective
  • The black comedy crime film is written by Niki Sheldrake and tells the story of Colin and Stanley, two good-for-nothing brothers who are faced with the repayment of their dead father’s debt to a notorious loan shark named Maggie.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2024
  • Yet later this year up to 40 healthy Australian volunteers may begin receiving infusions of the supposedly good-for-nothing molecule.
    ByMitch Leslie, science.org, 8 June 2023
Adjective
  • Bills for Medicaid recipients are supposed to be sent to Medicaid, not the patients, who typically pay a nominal amount, if anything, for their care.
    Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The courts are open to JCCOC members, though guests can accompany for a nominal fee and decide whether to join.
    Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Among them are South Korean’s CIA Director (Ryoo Seung-bum) and the Japanese Deputy Minister of Transport (Takayuki Yamada).
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Grab one for your own couch to prepare for movie nights and lazy mornings, or stock up to get a head start on holiday shopping.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Sarin Mathews Women’s Sweatpants A comfortable pair of pants is a wardrobe essential for everything from long flights to lazy days at home.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • International undergraduate enrollment stayed the same, with a slight increase in international freshmen, Miner said.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The San Francisco 49ers are running themselves right out of games with all these worthless carries by Christian McCaffrey.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But these glasses are worthless without a mobile phone.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In their recommendation, Warner and Kaine said Nachmanoff supervised a team that represented more than 2,500 clients accused of federal violations ranging from petty offenses to capital murder.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Phantom Thread is a masterfully claustrophobic portrayal of a ’50s fashion house, as well as a nuanced depiction of a petty despot ruling over his small kingdom.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“No-account.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-account. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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