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Recent Examples of Synonyms for company men
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026 -
This agitprop is vomited out 24/7 by Democrat media apparatchiks who were also unerringly described by Orwell in his novel 1984.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Greenland Sharks Are Effective Hunters Many Greenland sharks are partially blind due to parasites on their eyes.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the second stage, the parasites invade the brain and central nervous system, causing severe neurological problems including confusion, dramatic disruptions to sleep patterns and, in advanced cases, coma.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
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Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brushes harbor much less bacteria than sponges.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The new-to-science species catalogued so far include brittlestars, crabs, sea anemones and sponges.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The jungle, in the Truong Son range between Laos and the South China Sea, is home to tigers and leeches.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Dysmenorrhea might be treated by placing leeches on the abdomen to increase blood loss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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In December 2025 China reported a near miss between one of its satellites and a Starlink satellite.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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SpaceX’s plan for up to 1 million satellites has also triggered astronomers, anti-light pollution groups, and other satellite rivals to protest, urging the FCC to deny the proposal.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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