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noun

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Recent Examples of no-good
Adjective
Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt. Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025 Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024? Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 The new episode digs into Sofia's backstory via flashbacks: It's revealed that Sofia was framed for seven murders by her no-good dad (Mark Strong), and instead of taking over the family like her father promised, she's arrested and admitted to Arkham. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 Tied to a no-good husband, far from her family and friends back in Kentucky, Bonnie was miserable. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 New York’s no-good, very bad property tax — the city’s single largest source of revenue, accounting for $4 of every $10 local government collects — just failed a test at the state’s highest court. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024 To do that, Matty reinvents herself as an older lawyer whose dead no-good husband gambled away their money, forcing her to dust off her law degree to support herself and her teen grandson. Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
But, on another station, R. & B.’s turn toward pop signalled another sound for Black music: Monica and Brandy’s tug-of-war over some no-good boy who wasn’t worth the time anyway; Mya and early Destiny’s Child. Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2023 Craig Kilborn Then: The TV host stepped into the role of Mark, Nicole's no-good boyfriend who was both cheating on her and out to get Mitch. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-good
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
  • Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Marks drew a parallel to the late 1990s internet boom, which promised to transform the world — and ultimately did — yet left a trail of worthless companies in its wake.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • She's been gone for over 20 years, and so to win this for a soap opera, playing a villain, is really wonderful.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Not to mention Elm Street introduced a villain for the ages in Freddy Krueger, an instant icon played by Robert Englund, whose charisma was strong enough to shine through even the thickest makeup.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the room service menu, which blended everything from soups and sandwiches to expansive plates, was a great option for breakfast in bed or a lazy lunch.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The action itself may feel lazy, but the result is trouble-free, straightforward cool.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Each fits into typical RPG classes — with Armon being the close combat brute, Harlow the magical crowd control specialist, Rafa the agile rogue, and Vex serving as a summoner who calls on minions to do the dirty work.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • And that friction — between soft and savage — is what keeps us going.
    Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Tenacious and savage Scrappy Rex is extremely formidable and robust with energy.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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