as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
the vermin who looted abandoned houses after the hurricane
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Recent Examples of vermin
Then there’s the recent investigations by the Times into Skid Row Housing Trust and Aids Healthcare Foundation which revealed that the properties managed by the two nonprofits were plagued by heating, elevator and electricity failures as well as vermin infestations.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Public records showed neighbors made multiple complaints to the city regarding the condition of the home as trash built up, drawing vermin, according to WDSU.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 May 2025
The Brooklyn jail has drawn complaints over the years as a place filled with mold, vermin and neglect, which the Federal Bureau of Prisons has pledged to address.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The ramen restaurant was closed due to a vermin infestation.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Public records showed neighbors made multiple complaints to the city regarding the condition of the home as trash built up, drawing vermin, according to WDSU.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 May 2025
The Brooklyn jail has drawn complaints over the years as a place filled with mold, vermin and neglect, which the Federal Bureau of Prisons has pledged to address.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The ramen restaurant was closed due to a vermin infestation.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vermin
Noun
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Sep. 2023
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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
Noun
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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
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Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
Noun
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While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.—
Geoffrey Morrison,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Right before arriving at our campsite, a skunk ran across the front of the car, did a handstand, and then disappeared into the scrub.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
21 May 2025
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What This Means For You Recent research linking glyphosate, a common weedkiller ingredient, to cancer in rats raises new concerns about its safety for humans.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
20 June 2025
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In the delightful Ratatouille, Remy the rat (Patton Oswalt) struggles to fit in.—
Meg Walters,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Lifestyle creep is the tendency to spend more money as your income increases — a habit many people fall into without realizing it.—
Talia Wexler,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Lifestyle creep is the habit of upgrading your lifestyle as your income grows.—
Letitia Berbaum,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Vermin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vermin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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