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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family
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as in barbarians
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
made the mistake of dining with some Neanderthal who repeatedly mistook his shirtsleeve for a napkin
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The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024 -
This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Cornell University’s Department of Public & Ecosystem Health expert Jenny Bloodgood told NBC News that she’s seen a fox, a skunk, a possum and a bobcat test positive for the virus in New York State, indicating the bug could be mutating.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Medium-sized animals like skunks, bobcats and foxes also did not vanish.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Monica compiled nine quotes the other villains had said about West, Larsa and New York, and the three of them need to match those quotes to who said them.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Neanderthals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Neanderthals. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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