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Recent Examples of stooge
Suspecting that the murder was linked to his work with the NSA, the first suspect is a Volknet stooge named Nikolai Romanov (Nikita Naydenov).
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Though Sami’s previous ambivalence over the group’s mission makes his eventual attack on Whelan a bit curious, River’s heroic rescue of the beleaguered First Desk stooge sets up the real dénouement in which his future and the future of Slough House itself is briefly in question.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
In a key twist, one of Roy Lee’s stooges turns out to be Dillon MacIntosh (Eric Dane), who comes to have designs on the ghost shirt as a means to enrich him and his mightily unhappy family unit: his girlfriend, Mandy (Halsey), and her little boy, Cal (Gavin Maddox Bergman).
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
On issue after issue facing the city, like homelessness, Mass and Cass and fixing the streets, Wu does nothing and has her stooge allies on the City Council stifle any debate or criticism.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Dec. 2025
Though Sami’s previous ambivalence over the group’s mission makes his eventual attack on Whelan a bit curious, River’s heroic rescue of the beleaguered First Desk stooge sets up the real dénouement in which his future and the future of Slough House itself is briefly in question.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
In a key twist, one of Roy Lee’s stooges turns out to be Dillon MacIntosh (Eric Dane), who comes to have designs on the ghost shirt as a means to enrich him and his mightily unhappy family unit: his girlfriend, Mandy (Halsey), and her little boy, Cal (Gavin Maddox Bergman).
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
On issue after issue facing the city, like homelessness, Mass and Cass and fixing the streets, Wu does nothing and has her stooge allies on the City Council stifle any debate or criticism.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stooge
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After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 2026
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That means, of course, she’s now been phased out of her role as a factory lackey in dystopian near-future Brazil due to her age.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jerry is a buffoon whom Reggie embarrassed years ago on the field, and Reggie’s used to his hatred.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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He is looked upon as a bloviating buffoon, not to be believed or taken seriously.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s worried sycophants probably know that the details of an eventual agreement likely do not matter very much at this point.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Instead of holding events around Los Angeles to convince skeptics that his mayoral campaign is for everyone, the former reality television bad boy has bunkered himself inside an echo chamber of sycophants, friendly podcasters and milquetoast media outlets.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The final Scary Movie trailer opens with a fittingly grotesque send-up of Terrifier, the ultra-bloody, low-budget clown slasher that's built a cult following.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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What appears to be a Unitree G1 humanoid robot wearing a blue clown wig can be seen confidently executing a roundhouse kick — squarely in the stomach of a young child in the audience, causing the kid to double over in pain.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Launched in early 1982, the original MOTU line-up saw He-Man and Skeletor joined by heroes Teela (at this point, the only female character), Man-at-Arms and Stratos; the morally ambiguous Zodac; and a couple of Skeletor's henchmen, Beast Man and Mer-Man.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Much like how the Supreme collection adds Salem’s subterranean style to the closets of Depop posers, Red Dragon functions as a gallery of their rarest music for newcomers to gaze upon.—
Eli Enis,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2026
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Get paid, hang out like the rest of these posers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Your president and his minions spread war, chaos, lies and economic instability.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Colman Domingo wore a colorful custom Valentino look based on the house's harlequin motif.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Common Pests and Diseases Broccoli plants can be damaged by common insect pests, like caterpillars, aphids, flea beetles, and harlequin bugs, says Minter.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Stooge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stooge. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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