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as in lawyer
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as in quibbler
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Recent Examples of pettifogger
For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pettifogger
Noun
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Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now 03 of 09 Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey) Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has led lawyers accusing Boasberg of micromanaging immigration enforcement and asking an appeals court to overturn him.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
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Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
31 July 2024
Noun
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Instead, the studio said nothing, and purists began to revolt.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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Although Disney promised to approach that aspect of the story with greater sensitivity, purists can rest assured that the director Marc Webb and the screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson have seen fit to keep Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Dopey in the picture.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jones was represented by attorneys from the state public defender office, which has a policy not to comment on cases.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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So far, Florence has not come forward with any further information other than a 2008 statement sent by his attorney, Neil Rosenberg, to private detective Don Corbett.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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