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Recent Examples of slimeball But he’s met with a surprise: Lester’s wife has switched attorneys and is now represented by slimeball Stuart of all people. Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 Daisy's career begins when she gets discovered by Hank Allen, who would go on to briefly become her manager and slimeball boyfriend. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2023 The former is dormant for now, while the latter has picked up nearly 1,500 followers with a steady stream of off-putting memes and videos featuring the anthropomorphized slimeball. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2023 Back in the Red Keep, Larys offers to be a double agent for Otto — giving shades of Littlefinger for this slimeball master of whispers. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Oct. 2022 Larys, who is now a total slimeball, takes Alicent’s words as a command and moves to rectify his own house’s shame. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 26 Sep. 2022 But Don Blankenship, the slimeball West Virginia coal operator who tried to cover up safety violations in the Upper Big Branch mine before an explosion there killed 29 miners in 2010, has gone too far. Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2018 Earlier on Friday, the president attacked fired F.B.I. Director James Comey, as an untruthful slimeball. NBC News, 15 Apr. 2018 The biggest surprises confirm what an unbelievable slimeball Connie is. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimeball
Noun
  • Just when things are looking up — a haughty British couple leaves this daughter of Oxfordshire a handsome tip — the dinner pervert turns up for his morning coffee.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Outside the courthouse on Friday, Toner’s lawyer made a brief statement about his pervert client.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the slow creep of automation, many fields still require the human touch.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • But between inflated ad tech layers, the persistent creep of made-for-advertising (MFA) sites and brand safety issues, and a growing ecosystem of fraudulent traffic, staying on course isn’t always straightforward.
    Jeff Kaplan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump calls Bruce Springsteen a 'jerk': The president slapped back after the musician voiced criticism at concertNeed a break?
    Chris Jordan, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Millions of readers follow along for her advice on work quandaries big and small, from dealing with office jerks to quitting a toxic job.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Odell and his potential heirs, callous Belinda (Téa Leoni) and sleazeball Shepard (scene-stealer Will Poulter), take the discovery of a new species to unethical extremes.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The show has a real bounty of powerful sleazeballs, which is both part of the social critique and a storytelling problem.
    Vulture, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Elves, insectoids, reptilians, aliens, gods, and clowns are all common.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • Fans can also look forward to performances by the iconic Silver Spurs Quadrille, the adorable antics of kids competing in Mutton Bustin’, and plenty of laughs courtesy of the ever-entertaining rodeo clowns.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Things like: stupid, dummy, low-life dummy, sleazebag, sick, sad, stone-cold crazy.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Ellen Levitt Says who? Brooklyn: Donald Trump has called Michael Cohen a sleazebag.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Noun
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Lectric Rounding out the key specs, an 8-speed Shimano Altus derailleur provides an extra cog compared to the previous model, a suspension fork absorbs some of the bumps along the way, and 20-inch rims wear 3-inch mixed-terrain tires with custom tread and slime (for puncture resistance).
    Paul Ridden May 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2025
  • Inspectors observed black mold and slime accumulation on multiple surfaces, including inside an ice machine, on shelves in a fridge, and on the wall above a prep sink.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Slimeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimeball. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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