1
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
you little rascal, I saw you snitching some hors d'oeuvres even though our guests haven't even arrived yet
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
some cold-blooded rascal had set the barn afire
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Recent Examples of rascal
Till then, the always-in-hot-water antics of CIA attorney/reluctant spy Owen Hendricks (Centineo) keep us engaged and curious over how the troublemaking rascal is going to get out of another mess he’s made.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Yep, this little rascal figured out how to twist and press the hose to interrupt Mary’s shower time.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Yep, this little rascal figured out how to twist and press the hose to interrupt Mary’s shower time.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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In rodents and monkeys, neurons in the basolateral amygdala encode not just the value of rewards for oneself but also the rewards received by others.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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This year's trip to Thailand was an exercise in incivility and taboo-breaking, a cacophonous symphony of troubled souls colliding amid Mai Tais and monkeys.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Nicholas Hoult plays the film’s villain, the megalomaniac super-genius Lex Luthor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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Seven people were kicked out of the courtroom by O’Hare for speaking out of turn and calling members of the court racists and devils.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
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Rich flavors of maple syrup, golden syrup, red cherries and devil’s chocolate cake in this 17% alcohol late harvest wine.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Conner was still battling his brute of a blue cat.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Aptly credited, The Stranger (Brian Villalobos) is only part of that problem and not the centerpiece practical effects portion of this film that monster fans should look forward to.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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These are no longer simple monster features with slight tints of horror.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Often regarded by historians as a collection of savage tribes, the Scythians emerge as a pivotal force of the ancient world in this monumental history.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nearly 32 years ago, Rodney King’s savage beating by police in Los Angeles prompted heartfelt calls for change.—
Aaron Morrison, Claudia Lauer and Adrian Sainz,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Jan. 2023
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Their records contain sensitive personal information, that, if leaked, could allow criminals to steal the identities of unsuspecting customers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Cruz, the son of an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, said he’s angered by the federal government’s portrayal that anyone without documents living in the United States is a criminal.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Like a Dickensian Andy Capp, Johnson is an uber-charming rogue, an everyman bluesy belter whose winking humor with a hint of the scoundrel are not entirely unlike Scott’s demeanor, though each man’s vocals, inflection and stage presence are/were clearly their own.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the first, Trump treated a moral hero as an ungrateful scoundrel.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Rascal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rascal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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