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as in to wander
to move about from place to place aimlessly
kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do
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Recent Examples of mooch
Costco has made numerous efforts to stop membership mooching in recent years.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
In recent years, the wholesaler has made multiple efforts to ice out freeloaders who try to mooch off friends’ memberships.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Also free: Go to a buddy’s house and mooch off them.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Netflix may be converting mooching nieces, nephews, and ex-lovers into paying subscribers for now.
—WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
In recent years, the wholesaler has made multiple efforts to ice out freeloaders who try to mooch off friends’ memberships.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Also free: Go to a buddy’s house and mooch off them.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Netflix may be converting mooching nieces, nephews, and ex-lovers into paying subscribers for now.
—WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooch
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The hauntingly familiar sight of a crash like this once again begs questions about the safety of these next-gen cars.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some ship only overnight and beg you to eat their bonbons within a few days of receipt.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
15 Feb. 2025
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Outside of Aspen, only Vail managed to sneak a home onto the state’s top 10 list.—
Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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Looking Ahead: The Mountaineers played two tight battles this week, falling at Baylor in OT over the weekend before sneaking by Cincinnati at home.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Thirty years earlier, in 1995, on the weekend before Quebec’s second referendum on independence, my family and I went to Montreal to wander the city, to try to sense what Quebeckers were feeling, but mostly just to be there.—
Ken Dryden,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Keep an eye out for chachalaca, green jays, Altamira orioles, and the occasional rare avian visitor that wanders in from faraway.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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If only Alyssa hadn’t entrusted the money to her freeloading boyfriend, Keshawn (Joshua David Neal).—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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But if freeloading fish are hovering around, looking to benefit from the hunt without contributing, the octopus punches them away, according to new research.—
Alexa Robles-Gil,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024
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New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have cemented their place as native New Yorkers.—
Sarah Baniak,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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As her body weakens, an alien Sentinel lurks outside their home, drawing nearer and nearer as Greta takes her final breaths.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The legacy of the British Q-ships During World War I, more than 200 Q-ships—and perhaps as many as 400—roamed the seas.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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As nocturnal creatures, this provides them with a comfortable space to freely roam about.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Amazon Prime login page that, if completed, will steal your account credentials.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Six days later, the couple lured a man in his 50s to the hotel room to engage in prostitution with Lebron, but after the man handed over the cash and undressed, Lebron threw bleach in his face and the duo beat him for several hours before stealing his phone, wallet and car keys.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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While much of Europe shivers in the winter, Asturias enjoys mild weather, with locals strolling along beaches in winter without jackets.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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But Twain liked to be able to stroll to downtown Hartford.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Mooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mooch. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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