grinch

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Recent Examples of grinch Tired of looking like the grinch (can't help the hair). David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 The Pompano Beach, Fla. doesn’t play grinch alone; Veeze, Lil Yachty, Rob49, Juvenile, and B.G. also appear on the project. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Buy Now 08 of 26 'How My Neighbor Stole Christmas' by Meghan Quinn A neighborhood grinch learns the true meaning of Christmas courtesy of his sunshiny neighbor in How My Neighbor Stole Christmas. Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024 But seriously, the Freedom Caucus and anti-establishment wing that ousted McCarthy over cutting that initial spending deal stands ready to be the grinch in this scenario. Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023 Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020 Does the sentimentality of the golden age Miracle on 34th Street (or its 1994 remake) warm the cockles of a grinch-like heart? Jordan Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019 Consider this my public service announcement one for all the grinches, the recluses, and sufferers of seasonal affective disorder. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 20 Dec. 2019 Only California, Hawaii and Nevada are bigger grinches, the study found. David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinch
Noun
  • And yes, there are plenty of options for V-Day cynics, including He's Just Not That Into You and a particularly bloody '80s slasher flick.
    Glamour, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2025
  • All one needs is to read the headlines today, 45 years down the road, to see that sometimes cynics have a point.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • While this may seem like a sizable amount, the tax drag significantly reduces the amount of capital available for future investment and retirement income.
    Jamie Farmer, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The meager number of draft picks Atlanta has seems like the biggest drag on its prospects for offseason improvement.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Within the dog-button community, Horowitz is regarded as a killjoy.
    Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Esther is the original feminist killjoy — acerbic, brilliant, obsessive, confrontational, deeply relatable.
    Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Guests will savor various foods and wine pairings such as crab cakes and Kosta Browne chardonnay, smoked duck breast and Duckhorn red wine, trout and Kosta Browne 2022 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and braised short ribs and Kosta Browne Burgundy Series 2021 Beaune Premier Cru Pinot Noir.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Thankfully for me, the Cheesecake Factory just shared their crab wonton recipe.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Suddenly, the Republicans were the spoilsports who couldn’t take the joke, a position stereotypically held by politically correct liberals.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Millennial workers are increasingly becoming the office spoilsports, with young people increasingly likely to be in it for the money rather than for fun, as years of economic turmoil force them to keep their heads down, collect their monthly paychecks, and fight for a promotion.
    BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
Noun
  • Turning one of the studio’s all-time classics into a complete bore is remarkable.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The set includes one gun each in 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge, and .410 bore.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
    Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
    Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Noun
  • Misty is a bit of a wet blanket, so Callie drugs her with some cold medicine in her drink; soon, she’s passed out on the sofa.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Assassin's Creed 3 After a whole trilogy led by the suave Ezio, Assassin's Creed III's Connor felt like a wet blanket.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Grinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinch. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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