philistines

plural of philistine
as in materialists
a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture the town's philistines who think that spending on the arts is a waste of taxpayers' money

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Noun
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  • The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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  • Venture capitalists have invested at least $250 billion into AI startups since ChatGPT debuted in November 2022.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the connections strengthened, the rats showed significant functional recovery.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her rats' playfulness motivated her and eased feeling of loneliness, while her cats' soothing weight on her chest calmed her anxiety.
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“Philistines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/philistines. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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