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Recent Examples of patsy Harry and Kev are anxiously awaiting word from Richie, who was last seen torturing the patsy that was set up to take the fall for Tommy's murder. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Fraudsters create phishing sites to con their patsies into giving away valuable login credentials. PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025 The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 The reason the episode works so well is because Homer makes the perfect patsy, of sorts. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for patsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patsy
Noun
  • After 2024 treatments, the state saw the impact mostly on carp and sucker fish, spokesperson Sydney Kennedy told the Statesman.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a 2004 study, the United States Institute of Peace said that hundreds of terrorist groups had migrated online, utilizing a tool meant for better communication for often nefarious purposes.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Meeting these expectations has put real strain on automotive retail, challenging dealers to know when to rely on intelligent tools—and when to step in with human expertise.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the space of less than two weeks, the Boston Red Sox have gone from chumps to, if not champs, at least contenders.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • But even after a solid win like this, the Yankees did more chump stuff on the bases.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025

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“Patsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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