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as in perverts
a person of low moral character
the whole town is aware of the dishonest way those sleazebags run their business
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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a Mardi Gras celebration that was spoiled by a bunch of drunken sleazebags
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleazebags
Noun
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Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Salty water creeps into aquifers near the coast.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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The opposite happens in the Southern Hemisphere, when the polar vortex around Antarctica creeps northward.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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That was so, so, so touching, going to a real hospital with the clowns.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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All dogs brought to the beach must also be licensed by their local governments where their owners live.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The house where two dogs and two children roam reasonably freely is a gallery of things collected and things constructed by Green River Project.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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In addition, there’s the risk of secondary toxicity if a mole is eaten by a bird of prey or other predator including foxes and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sleazebags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleazebags. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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