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or schmoe
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Recent Examples of schmo
Hard to imagine, by contrast, a Tennessee or North Dakota pol supporting further federal help for those Los Angeles schmoes, no matter how often Donald Trump murmurs about protecting U.S. jobs.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Yet any schmo over 40 who has ever played pickup basketball, gotten back in the gym, or entered an amateur bicycle race is familiar with Vonn’s arc over the past 12 months.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
The reality is that consumer inflation (the kind regular schmoes like us feel) was pretty mild.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Even if, again, the episode skips over the thorny question of how exactly this group of schmoes managed to cage a pure killing machine.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Doc Odd goes against protocol, though, and saves this schmo’s life a second time in one night.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The Bo Show won’t go if Courtland’s a schmo.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
David Bloom, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Yet any schmo over 40 who has ever played pickup basketball, gotten back in the gym, or entered an amateur bicycle race is familiar with Vonn’s arc over the past 12 months.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
The reality is that consumer inflation (the kind regular schmoes like us feel) was pretty mild.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Even if, again, the episode skips over the thorny question of how exactly this group of schmoes managed to cage a pure killing machine.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Doc Odd goes against protocol, though, and saves this schmo’s life a second time in one night.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The Bo Show won’t go if Courtland’s a schmo.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmo
Noun
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nate is exactly who he’s always been: a sociopathic jackass (although a more believable one so far this season).—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Washed up, tabloid fodder, and marinating in existential malaise, Russ begins the series as a finely observed jackass who drives a Cybertruck, dabbles in crypto, and flashes a diamond earring at the club.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.—
Andy Crump,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Or, plant a gun on a lowlife who deserved it and the world's a better place.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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So a lot of the counterintelligence training that's given to the troops, the officers, the defense contractors, a lot of it is kind of like, don't be naive, don't be a dolt, in short.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Most apartment buildings, basic or deluxe, barely qualify as architecture at all, not because they are designed by dolts but because developers (and the zoning code) demand a crushing efficiency.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first time, Julian’s children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) seemed like miserable, greedy wretches.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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The elegant sets and lavish costume designs are stunning, as is Jacob Elordi's multi-faceted performance as the intelligent wretch stitched together from corpses.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This game makes fools of us all.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But while that conversation was happening upstairs, Brian was downstairs making a fool of her yet again.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Paxton, meanwhile, is known for being a scoundrel.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Jane Austen wrote takedowns of this kind of ninny two centuries ago — how fun to see Pike update her twit to the post-Y2K era.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
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Kopas, who wisely eschews hamming, makes Frank a spry, eloquent presence, although more dourness in the play’s initial scenes might help his character stand out from the salon’s cheerful ninnies.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 May 2023
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“Schmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmo. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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