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
Years later, Set could still hear the haunting nighttime sounds of monstrous vermin tiptoeing through the house.
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
City inspectors visited the Yorba about three weeks ago and found a leaky roof, collapsing ceilings on the third and fourth floors and an infestation of insects and vermin, according to Arthur Rushin, chief enforcement officer for Detroit's Building Safety, Engineering & Environmental Department.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the time, cats were rewarded for using their hunting skills to keep settlements free from vermin.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2023, facility residents told Louisville Metro Council members about mold, vermin, piles of trash and safety concerns at the complex, The Courier Journal reported.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
City inspectors visited the Yorba about three weeks ago and found a leaky roof, collapsing ceilings on the third and fourth floors and an infestation of insects and vermin, according to Arthur Rushin, chief enforcement officer for Detroit's Building Safety, Engineering & Environmental Department.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the time, cats were rewarded for using their hunting skills to keep settlements free from vermin.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In 2023, facility residents told Louisville Metro Council members about mold, vermin, piles of trash and safety concerns at the complex, The Courier Journal reported.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vermin
Noun
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Choose a crate that is a comfortable size for your dog.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The stretchy fabric allows for a full range of motion and remains in place through every downward dog and tree pose.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Tonight, Al Roker and his Weather Hunter team will be in attendance, anticipating a bevy of soulful classics, including oxtail, ribs, fries, mac and cheese and jerk chicken.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dig into Caribbean jerk chicken pizza at Blackstone Pub downtown or savor a few slices topped with spicy meatballs and peppadews served with a waterfront view at Little Bridge Marina’s Pizza Kitchen.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The sibling filmmaking duo spent most of the 2010s making a colossal two-part movie adaptation of King’s 1,138-page horror opus about a shapeshifting clown who terrorizes the small town of Derry, Maine.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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The woman dressed as a spooky ringmaster while her husband played the part of a creepy clown.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rodents, possums, and skunks show up to snack on the flesh and seeds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, there are numerous animal studies on mice and rats that show positive effects of intermittent fasting to improve insulin sensitivity and normalize blood glucose levels.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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By day there are parades, rat control events, and grand juries to attend, but night is when the mayor comes alive, at crypto coin launch events, sweaty outer borough raves sponsored by a new credit card, and downtime at his pad in Fort Lee.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And the bureaucratic strangle that leads to this inflation continues its creep.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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What most of us get instead is the slow creep of burnout.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Vermin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vermin. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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