Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludger
Noun
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The ancestors of leeches were unlikely to have sucked blood.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025 -
Those who predicted a doomed future for all of humanity called us addicts and criminals, leeches and slime (and way worse things) because we were detested, shouted at, dragged by our arms across bedrooms and public sporting events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Basically, the plant emits toxins that may help monarchs fend off the parasite, but something about heat disrupts this delicate balance.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The challenges in killing a parasite Trying to kill an acanthamoeba while protecting the eye is complicated.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Don't forget that sponges can also be placed on the top rack to remove bacteria and grime.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Apply the paste to the glass door using a sponge.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Netflix says the move, though distressing to moochers like me, is not meant to deter people from sharing accounts.—
Boone Ashworth,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in this country.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Courts also consider household size, marital status, dependents and regional cost-of-living differences.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Now that Rosalinda and Manuel were expecting to live in Mexico starting next year, Ana was claiming Lily as a financial dependent so that Lily would still be eligible for in-state tuition and federal financial aid.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The latter have mostly finished spawning and moved back to the salt water for the winter, but the few hangers-on in the streams are ravenous and hit my hardware like fish twice their size.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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Meynecke said his footage suggested the whales found their hangers-on annoying.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tate eventually moved in with her family, who rejected Austen; Austen moved to the Staten Island Farm Colony, a pauper’s hospital.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
22 Nov. 2025
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When the new sections were added, the old burying ground became a pauper's cemetery for poor White and and Black residents.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Bludger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludger. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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