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Recent Examples on the Web Ernest, played by an actor with over three decades of sympathy behind him, ultimately reads like a patsy rather than an originator of cruelty. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024 Netanyahu and his cronies, in turn, portrayed the country’s military and intelligence leadership as defeatist left-wing patsies. Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2019 The government uses people as patsies to hide its involvement in criminal activity. Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 DeSantis, who is also campaigning in Iowa this week, shot back, however, casting Scott's criticism as being a patsy for Democrats. Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for patsy 
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Noun
  • The two sucker fish, a cultural touchstone for the Klamaths, were listed as endangered in 1988 and have yet to recover.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One of the many amazing facts about the octopus that helped drive this work was that the creatures have as many as 2000 suckers.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Revenues would be directed to crime and victim services, mental health services for veterans and youth, and school safety programs.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • De Souza was among the many artists to contribute to Cardinals at the Window, a compilation to benefit hurricane victims in western North Carolina.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The unstructured nature of language, audio, and imagery were not as well suited for the prior AI tools.
    Billee Howard, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • More states began embracing the tools last cycle to grapple with administration difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • That’s easy: a rube, chump, or mark, whose naive optimism sets them up for betrayal.
    Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
  • With all the accolades bestowed upon her, Brittney Griner is a chump of a player.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024

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“Patsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patsy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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