Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for railer
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Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
12 Apr. 2021
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After trying out a shot in the fourth episode in which Kim smiled, barely perceptibly, while watching Jimmy pull off a stunt, the creators settled into the idea that her character wasn’t a scold but was turned on by Jimmy’s shenanigans — and could be a surprising and active ally.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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Don’t be a scold, don’t be a moaner, don’t be a finger-wagging elitist, don’t be an eco-bore, don’t be a mentally ill homeless guy.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2022
Noun
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According to the critic John Ruskin, the disaster was called Raphael.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But conservative critics argue any new legal status would amount to amnesty — pushback that reached a fever pitch online and in conservative media this month.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Brecht’s typical didacticism, there is a haunting passage for a fishwife whose son died in one of Lucullus’s campaigns.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2020
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An old fishwife sees a lobster try to escape and whacks it back in with her net.—
Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong,
Time,
12 July 2018
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“Railer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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