riffraff

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Recent Examples of riffraff Lawyers, journalists and similar riffraff congregated at lunch or after work, and Vincent worked the room, table-hopping with jokes or movie reviews or tales from his latest intriguing trip. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2024 The bar’s owner, Frankie (a spirited Jessica Williams), has hired Dalton to purge the riffraff, the better to realize her dream of making the Road House a respectable joint worthy of destination weddings and romantic getaways. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Bypass the riffraff and turn your ideas into something concrete. Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024 William is ready for the task and has no intention of being killed by rebels or any other riffraff in the forests of Virginia. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 8 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for riffraff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riffraff
Noun
  • There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Next, vacuum the filter using a soft-bristle brush attachment to remove the bulk of the dust and debris buildup.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of companies are a disorganized rabble.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Steve heads up a reform school for volatile, cursing and rabble-rousing English boys, and his mental health is tested when a documentary crew shows up and word gets out the school is closing.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bauer said city officials don’t want anyone to lose their home because of a trash bill.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That’s where the actual populace is.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Through the tear gas and dust, his family recognized Retes’ car and the veteran decal on his window.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The shutdown continues, but somehow the news cycle rolls on, kicking up moderately entertaining quiz questions like so much dust.
    Holly J. Morris, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
    NPR, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Even without such a collapse, the influx of synthetic junk muddies the waters for real users.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The film and his character struck a chord with the Chinese public and Su saw his acting career blossom, going on to feature in several other films and television series.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If the war truly has come to something like an end, how will the American public remember it?
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Riffraff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffraff. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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