Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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People are going to bail on the subscription model like a dog shaking off leeches.—
Ron Hart,
SPIN,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.—
Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
3 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The parasite then feeds on the fish’s body fluids; to keep the juices flowing, the sea lamprey secrets an enzyme that prevents its host's blood from clotting.—
Paul A. Smith,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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Brazil and Timor Leste eliminated lymphatic filariasis, the disfiguring parasite that causes a condition commonly known as elephantiasis.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Closer to shore and shallower, the wreck of the Red Sea is covered with urchins and sponges and is home to goliath groupers that tip the scales over 300 pounds.—
Terry Ward,
Outside Online,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Russian-German painter Alexej von Jawlensky was something of a sponge.—
Harry Seymour,
airmail.news,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Things take a turn when Smokey's drug supplier demands $200 by 10 PM or they'll be killed, but the pair is easily distracted by conflicts with the resident bully, Craig's jealous girlfriend, and various neighborhood moochers and petty criminals.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2024
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The hikes, which go into effect on September 1, are part of a larger effort to crack down on membership moochers and boost revenue for the warehouse chain.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
11 July 2024
Noun
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The Taiwanese government built what became known as military dependents’ villages to house Chinese refugees after the decadeslong Chinese Civil War, which ended in 1949.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Singapore has a resident population of about 4.18 million and about 1.86 million non-residents that include migrant domestic workers, dependents and international students.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The disaffected machismo of Nadie seemed to exhaust the man taunting haters and hangers-on.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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The party guests—the artist-honorees and their partners, collectors, museum trustees, funders, and hangers-on—were clad in their finest evening attire, clinking champagne flutes and posing for pictures at a pre-dinner reception on The Shed’s fourth floor.—
Helen Holmes,
ARTnews.com,
19 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
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He was made to leave a pauper after years of hard work.—
Kanak Kapur,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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