deadbeat

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Recent Examples of deadbeat More troubling was being lumped in with Trump’s growing list of deadbeats, criminals and other miscreants. Ian Cooper, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025 This one has Skarsgård as Eddie, a deadbeat but well-meaning dad to Sarah (Ashley Cartwright) and petty thief whose attempt to steal a luxury SUV turns into disaster because its unseen psycho vigilante owner named William (Anthony Hopkins) has rigged it so bad things happen. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025 What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party? Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 What if Rick’s dad was just a deadbeat who didn’t feel like leaving the boat party? Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deadbeat
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Noun
  • One trick to capture slugs is to lay a board down next to a row crop and check the underside in the morning to gather the slugs.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • The rose slugs can be controlled with a systemic insect spray.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The President has already issued six Executive Orders to modernize defense acquisition, realize American drone dominance and rapidly increase shipbuilding capacity.
    Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • When weather allows, pilots will use drones to drop pingpong-size balls of chemicals to ignite small fires around the perimeter, which helps reinforce fire lines.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Slugs, snails, and even earwigs will often congregate in these damp spots and be much easier to collect.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
  • The snail itself wasn’t found with the shells, but the shell was enough to diagnose the animal, Czaja said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • Moore’s then-husband Bruce Willis plays against-type as the abusive layabout husband of hairdresser Joyce (Glenne Headly).
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • In Yancheng, in eastern China, the police have checked karaoke bars, rental housing and hotels for potential layabouts.
    Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These stylish loafers are the shoe that started my Vionic obsession.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • Wear the pants with a chiffon blouse and kitten heels, or tuck a button-down shirt into the waistband and finish off the look with a stylish pair of loafers.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 10 July 2025

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“Deadbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadbeat. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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