pilgarlic

noun

Definition of pilgarlicnext
as in mockery

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  1. mockery
  2. target
  3. victim
  4. lightning rod
  5. sitting duck
  6. prey
  7. butt
  8. laughingstock
Noun
  • As his gaze is drawn back from the stack of bikes, his internal mockery morphs into visible confusion.
    — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The lack of details has fueled rumors of his potential disability and even death, among critics, and has also become a subject of mockery.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 29 July 2026
Definition of mockery
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  • The Ukrainian government has said the facilities are legitimate military targets because the company supplies Russia’s frontline troops.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Its website stated that weapons must have a target cost of less than $250,000 apiece at scale.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • And the Santa Ana winds are blowing in September 1981, mentioned in a news report before an announcement of the latest Trawler victim in the season premiere.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Schumer has become a lightning rod in some Democratic primary races as many progressive candidates accuse him of putting his thumb on the scale to back moderate candidates, who tend to be older and more pro-Israel.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The mogul has only become a greater cultural lightning rod since then with a relentless series of social media trolls and the platforming of numerous conspiracy theories.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lightning rod
Noun
  • Only the ridiculous American League could turn Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow from a sitting duck into a potential candidate for Executive of the Year in less than a week.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of sitting duck
Noun
  • New large-scale research shows that the presence of mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, can drastically decrease the number of potentially deadly collisions between deer and vehicles by changing the behavior of their prey.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When an insect hits the web, vibrations from the force travel along the threads and help the spider locate the prey.
    — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • Azucena Gonzalez handed the 12-year-old a belt and ordered him to strike his cousin in the butt.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The rapper previously opened up about having her butt injections dissolved earlier this year.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of butt
Noun
  • Richmond became the laughingstock of the Premier League, and the players increasingly struggled with morale, even while their off-the-pitch bonds remained as strong as ever.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Getz’s first full season as GM was in 2024, when the Sox were the laughingstock of baseball.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughingstock
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“Pilgarlic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgarlic. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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