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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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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 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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Or, plant a gun on a lowlife who deserved it and the world's a better place.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Their search leads them to a local drug lord and a galaxy of lowlifes, all of whom are hiding something.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 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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At the Kaseya Center the evening before UFC 327, White expressed concern that his team’s plan to pin down the President the next day to show him logistical plans for the White House event would be a fool’s errand.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The Beach By Whispering Angel Don't let the Trader Joe's title fool you, this is a bottle that is widely available, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Noun
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 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 31 May. 2026.
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