as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
the vermin who looted abandoned houses after the hurricane
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Recent Examples of vermin
Stalls with overflowing sewage, exposed wires, no sanitary sinks in the kitchen, pests and vermin and alleged asbestos were among the concerns the community detailed during a presentation in mid 2024.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Protection against pests, vermin, and rodents in particular should also be top of any winterizing to-do list.
—Kylie McConville, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Owls have made themselves at home in the rafters, while the bones of dead vermin lie on the empty floor.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Dec. 2025
So much depends on Williams’s red wheelbarrow, Fitzgerald’s green light at the end of the pier, Melville’s mighty white whale, Kafka’s monstrous vermin, but what exactly?
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Protection against pests, vermin, and rodents in particular should also be top of any winterizing to-do list.
—Kylie McConville, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
Owls have made themselves at home in the rafters, while the bones of dead vermin lie on the empty floor.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Dec. 2025
So much depends on Williams’s red wheelbarrow, Fitzgerald’s green light at the end of the pier, Melville’s mighty white whale, Kafka’s monstrous vermin, but what exactly?
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vermin
Noun
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One was about Snow Dog, his dog that accompanied him to class.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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An obituary for Spoon, an electrical lineman in Westfield, New York, noted his devotion to his wife, his dog, and exercise.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dishes like jerk chicken and rice and beans cooked in coconut milk reflect the region’s deep Jamaican and British colonial influences that are distinctive from other parts of Costa Rica.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Highlights include crab cakes, Napoleon, jerk chicken and waffles, lobster rolls, Florida Croque Madame, oxtail pasta, coquito French toast, tiramisu and more.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Feld Entertainment unveiled a new edition of the circus with much fanfare in 2023, the only animal in it was a mechanical robot dog and while there was some comedy, traditional circus clowns were not a part of it.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Nuremberg,Göring is closer to a sad clown than to a monster.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Health officials in Oakland County reported that a resident was bitten by a skunk last Friday, which tested positive for rabies earlier this week.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Authorities found a total of 105 dead animals, including 77 rabbits, 23 chickens, two cats, a duck, a skunk and a squirrel, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For the past several years, rats in the Treasure Valley have been a pest in everything but Idaho code.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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For example, rats can be found in countless places that experience bitter winters.—
Jason Bittel,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Everybody on the right creeps left, and everybody on the left creeps right.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Season One, which aired in 2005, focused on the coming creep of reality television, while 2014’s Season Two showcased the rise of streamers and prestige TV.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Vermin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vermin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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