schlemiels

variants also shlemiels
plural of schlemiel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlemiels
Noun
  • Tech companies, which have relied on H-1Bs for years, could be the biggest losers under the new rules.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The winning team gets alone time with Mel, while the losers are sent back to the mansion on a bus.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the case of turkeys, perching in the trees could signal snowfall, folklore says.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, photos of the turkeys have floated around online.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Anyone that votes for those people are absolute idiots.
    Gerardo Zavala, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Because some of them act like complete idiots, but Wendy is constantly outsmarting everyone.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil.
    Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Schlemiels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlemiels. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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