Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whipping boys
Noun
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Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025 -
He's spent years trying to bring attention to how a lack of services for mental health disorders, affordable housing and policies that prevent renter evictions all directly contribute to Arizona's growing number of heat victims.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Make sure to stop at the Wool Tent for raw, washed and ready to spin fleece from sheep, alpacas, goats, llamas and even rabbits.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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One photo captured a moment between the couple kissing at a farm, with goats watching them.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Washbergs, Blackie and Berta, and Allen the ginger skinhead — right now, the who-, why-, and howdunits feel tacked on, excuses to watch Lee unravel, rather than the cause of his unraveling.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Make sure there’s no excuses here.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The hypocrisy of a society continually looking for scapegoats to assign blame while refusing to examine its own dark heart provides a semblance of subtext.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Whipping boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whipping%20boys. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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