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as in guys
a member of the human race
one lucky stiff will get the biggest jackpot in the lottery's history
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as in isolates
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the actress has a reputation for stiffing the press at red-carpet events
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as in hustles
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
customers who were too embarrassed to admit that they had been stiffed by an Internet company claiming to sell designer handbags
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Recent Examples of stiffs
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
15 June 2026
Advertisement Not every variety-show booking delighted every viewer (just ask the stiffs who hyperventilated when Elvis wiggled his hips on Sullivan’s stage), but there was enough, most nights, to captivate tens of millions of them.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
Now the working stiffs are white-collar people.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Trixies is a song cycle centering on a mythical bar and its working class stiffs and gangsters that’s one-part Cheers, the other The Untouchables.
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Jason Pettigrew,
SPIN,
9 Mar. 2026
In February 2021, the Rockies slammed shut their own competitive window, one that had peaked too briefly in 2017 and ’18, by trading Arenado and $51 million to the Cardinals for Austin Gomber and four stiffs.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Marty Supreme is stuffed with street kids, working stiffs, midcentury aristocrats, and world-class athletes, all clad in crisp, period-accurate garb.
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Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
15 Jan. 2026
After one of his clients stiffs him, Veneno runs into Muñeco (Osvaldo Sanchez), a trucker in his 40s who spends long weeks away from his estranged family, drinking and doing drugs to stay awake on the job.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
Wainwright’s home out East is one of the 200 or so Leisurama homes that Geller designed for working stiffs on Long Island, which may draw a few architecture buffs, and there is a sauna, hot tub, deck, beach access, and a garage with a separate studio apartment with a full bathroom.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
15 June 2026
Advertisement Not every variety-show booking delighted every viewer (just ask the stiffs who hyperventilated when Elvis wiggled his hips on Sullivan’s stage), but there was enough, most nights, to captivate tens of millions of them.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
Now the working stiffs are white-collar people.
—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Trixies is a song cycle centering on a mythical bar and its working class stiffs and gangsters that’s one-part Cheers, the other The Untouchables.
—
Jason Pettigrew,
SPIN,
9 Mar. 2026
In February 2021, the Rockies slammed shut their own competitive window, one that had peaked too briefly in 2017 and ’18, by trading Arenado and $51 million to the Cardinals for Austin Gomber and four stiffs.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Marty Supreme is stuffed with street kids, working stiffs, midcentury aristocrats, and world-class athletes, all clad in crisp, period-accurate garb.
—
Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
15 Jan. 2026
After one of his clients stiffs him, Veneno runs into Muñeco (Osvaldo Sanchez), a trucker in his 40s who spends long weeks away from his estranged family, drinking and doing drugs to stay awake on the job.
—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffs
Noun
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One concern of mine was corpses.
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On the Halloween after the crash, Shirilla and her friends dressed as corpses.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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These guys, everyone has each other’s backs.
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The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
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For clear voice communication, each earbud has a dual-microphone system paired with an AI noise reduction algorithm that isolates the wearer’s voice from ambient sound in the background.
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In games like Tuesday, when that deep postseason run seems realistic, UCLA pops the ball around on offense and communicates and hustles to overcome its deficiencies on defense.
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Compared to the behemoth Acela, which hustles hundreds of thousands of riders between Boston, New York City, and Washington DC each month, Amtrak's Mardi Gras line is downright petite—just two 58-seat coaches, plus a café car and a 14-seat Business Class car.
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Since abyssal plains are the largest habitats on Earth’s surface, finding large concentrations of whale carcasses there are rare.
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Most flies start as larvae or maggots that feed on dead carcasses.
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The golden generation of American men — Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and the rest of the Group D winning crew — live and surrounded by red, white and blue in the home of the red and gold.
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Grown men hugged one another, and at least one started crying.
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Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
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The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
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Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
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Five average players committed to protecting the middle of the ice are more effective than four great ones and one who cheats for offence.
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“Stiffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffs. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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