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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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Noelle Damico, director of social justice at the Workers Circle, said that, in conversations with families of detainees held at the detention center, the organization learned there was a gap in detainees’ ability to afford a lawyer.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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Thomson Reuters is deploying it to help lawyers, tax accountants, and trade professionals work faster.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Sunday’s game was not for baseball purists.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
1 June 2026
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Schildhouse is admittedly a rollout purist and advocate of the week-by-week episodic drop (the TOBS finale will air June 24), but their premium subscription tier, BritBox Premier, gives dedicated fans early access to episodes, among other perks.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Noun
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During closing arguments before the jury Tuesday, Grossman’s attorney, Esther Holm, echoed that claim.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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He will be required to attend an alcohol treatment program, Laboeuf’s attorney, Sarah Chervinsky, told the AP.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Andreeva has always been a perfectionist, sometimes to her benefit, often to her detriment.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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She was known to be a perfectionist, sometimes demanding take after take when even the director was perfectly happy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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