scullion

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Recent Examples of scullion Our winsome scamp loves all women, from scullion to lady, though his heart belongs to the plucky Sophia, who is given can-do determination by Elena Wang. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 June 2017
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Noun
  • The film also features Odysseus’ servant Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) and Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta and Agamemnon’s brother.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Individuals who begin to see themselves as fathers, mothers, believers, mentors, or servants often become less attached to the identities that contributed to their criminal behavior in the first place.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The late Taylor Bradford’s book details the decades-long story of Emma Harte, a Yorkshire maid who becomes a business mogul.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • In another, a Pullman maid is bent over, hard at work, with her hair swept back into a ponytail, her gaze pointed downward and focused on the task at hand.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The enterprising maidservant followed him into a shop.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Julia, who was already pregnant with her and Henry’s second child, is forced to work as a maidservant for the reprehensible Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), who happens to be the father of Brian.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Samuel Machado, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s lieutenant, also co-owns the property.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Kieran, his young apprentice, is learning fast.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • In 1811, The Nottingham Review newspaper recorded what's believed to be the first historical mention of the fictitious Ludd character, described as a framework knitting apprentice near Leicester.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.
    Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Brush in hand, she is dwarfed by huge canvases within the paintings on which bare-breasted figures are in the process of emerging—a waiflike handmaiden hard at work at the feet of her American Helens of Troy.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Doing so could give Meta’s AI assistant a serious boost in the race against ChatGPT and Gemini, since users primarily interact with the glasses by talking to the digital helper.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • But even a genius, in the immortal words of Jim Collins, needs a thousand helpers.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 June 2026

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“Scullion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scullion. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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