as in barbarian
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
a political troglodyte who didn't have a grasp of the concerns of young voters
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Over three years later, when Hartman returned to host SNL during season 21, the corrupt troglodyte was revived for a final time.
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
Anyone who questioned its pandemic policies was branded a sociopath and a troglodyte.
—Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
Every troglodyte pushing baby-step solutions to a Biblical flood.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
Anyone who questioned its pandemic policies was branded a sociopath and a troglodyte.
—Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
Every troglodyte pushing baby-step solutions to a Biblical flood.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
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In the 2024 election, immigrants have been portrayed as barbarians who eat cats and dogs—or as animals themselves.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately for his sleazy but actually pretty smart and effective politician brother, Domitian (Jojo Macari), Titus has his father’s skill set as a soldier, and the old man sees the external threats posed by the barbarians of Europe and Asia as greater than political infighting.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
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Other animal sightings that are possible all year long include manta rays, dolphins, turtles, and various marine birds.Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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That could block the sales of cowboy and other hats made of beaver, rabbit or hare hides, as well as fly-fishing lures that include animal fibers.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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The caveman bit allows the characters free rein to get extremely silly, and their disgust for Squidward’s clarinet-playing is immortal.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
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Now it's known as the bulletproof diet, paleo, caveman, Atkins, or the ketogenic diet.Outside Online, Outside Online, 17 July 2024
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“Troglodyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troglodyte. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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