scapegrace

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Recent Examples of scapegrace Her affect evokes old-timey words — scamp, scapegrace, minx. New York Times, 22 July 2021 Suddenly, Juliana’s romantic ennui is interrupted by the reappearance, after an 11-year absence, of her scapegrace oldest brother. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2020 The Middle Ages died dismally, and the scapegrace poet Francois Villon sang their requiem in the wineshops of the Cité. Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019 Somehow, a theme-park ride combined with clever, madcap visuals and Johnny Depp’s scapegrace showboating added up to something fresh. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 25 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegrace
Noun
  • The actor was also fired from his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Kang the Conqueror, who was originally intended to feature in the next two Avengers films.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • His music has served as a vehicle for haunting, bombastic fantasies, often with himself as the villain.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Smith has been on the outer of the Australian team in the T20 format, his weakest format where his lack of power can get exposed in a game dotted by muscular brutes.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
    Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Noun
  • Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.
    Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Play devil’s advocate, explore worst-case scenarios and invite constructive criticism.
    Mark Kane, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Against Djokovic, that battle can become a devil’s choice.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The creature towers over one of Peter's fellow students which spurs him into action, distracting the monster long enough for Dr. Strange to wrangle it and haul it back through one of his signature portals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • In hindsight, the monster struck Persin as almost a little Picasso.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Every day Americans are safer because of the violent criminals that President Trump's administration is removing from our communities.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s false claims about other countries emptying their jails of violent criminals to prey on Americans have been fact-checked and denied.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The wretch was one E. W. Perera, a pivotal figure in the Ceylonese independence movement—and someone the narrator had celebrated growing up in Sri Lanka.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The wretch in question has cut down one of the speaker’s spruce trees without his permission.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • Now that movie’s writer-director, Leigh Whannell, has returned to bring another classic fiend into the 21st century, with Poor Things scoundrel Christopher Abbott as a family man who starts feeling a little hairy after a full-moon encounter at his childhood home.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Scapegrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegrace. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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