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Recent Examples on the Web Hollywood may be filled with scoundrels, liars and backstabbers — but at least some of those scoundrels, liars and backstabbers have a social conscience. Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024 The burly Star Child is a carbon copy of Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, and Lennox, a gun-wielding scoundrel, feels like a blend of Yondu’s visual design from Guardians and Cassidy’s gameplay from Overwatch 2. Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024 Powell plays the charming Tyler Owens, a scoundrel with a heart of gold chasing tornados for social media clicks and adjacent revenue. Thomas Page, CNN, 16 July 2024 Babies remain the last vestige of scoundrels in sequel terms, so naturally the movie introduces a son to Gru (voiced as usual by Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) who, semi-amusingly, can’t stand his dad, screaming or acting up in some other way every time Gru picks him up. Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for scoundrel 

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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoundrel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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