Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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The jungle, in the Truong Son range between Laos and the South China Sea, is home to tigers and leeches.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026 -
At worst, a leech on the already meager royalty payouts artists receive from streaming services.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Greenland Sharks Are Effective Hunters Many Greenland sharks are partially blind due to parasites on their eyes.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The parasite causes painful skin wounds or sores that worsen within a few days, a foul-smelling odor from the site of the infestation and bleeding from open sores.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It is made of durable, waterproof Oxford cloth and features sponges inside to hold the wires in place.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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This form of biological clock mechanism appears even in ancient lineages, including sponges and some jellyfish.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Netflix says the move, though distressing to moochers like me, is not meant to deter people from sharing accounts.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Julie Ann Leon, 45, of the 2000 block of Damon Street in Portage, now faces a Level 6 felony charge of neglect of a dependent.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Legitimate preparers must first ask about your income, dependents and filing status.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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This sudden outburst earns her a pauper’s grave, after she’s hauled out of the restaurant and shoved, accidentally or intentionally, down the stairs.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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In fact many of the characters—even Big Gunna, one of the great larger-than-life paupers of Laxness’s oeuvre—did live in Mosfellsdalur and went by the names Laxness gives them in the book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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