as in cynic
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons
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Recent Examples of grinch
But seriously, the Freedom Caucus and anti-establishment wing that ousted McCarthy over cutting that initial spending deal stands ready to be the grinch in this scenario.
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Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
Does the sentimentality of the golden age Miracle on 34th Street (or its 1994 remake) warm the cockles of a grinch-like heart?
—Jordan Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019
Consider this my public service announcement one for all the grinches, the recluses, and sufferers of seasonal affective disorder.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 20 Dec. 2019
Only California, Hawaii and Nevada are bigger grinches, the study found.
—David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
These grinches, who formed the Saint Nicholas Society of New York, would change the world with two little poems.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
Sellers are playing the grinch as 2019 draws to a close.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019
Christmas at Pemberley Manor features a grinch-like billionaire (William Darcy) who comes up against an event planner (Elizabeth Bennett) who's determined to use his sprawling mansion for a holiday festival.
—Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2018
Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
Does the sentimentality of the golden age Miracle on 34th Street (or its 1994 remake) warm the cockles of a grinch-like heart?
—Jordan Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2019
Consider this my public service announcement one for all the grinches, the recluses, and sufferers of seasonal affective disorder.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 20 Dec. 2019
Only California, Hawaii and Nevada are bigger grinches, the study found.
—David Selig, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
These grinches, who formed the Saint Nicholas Society of New York, would change the world with two little poems.
—Daniel Burke, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
Sellers are playing the grinch as 2019 draws to a close.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019
Christmas at Pemberley Manor features a grinch-like billionaire (William Darcy) who comes up against an event planner (Elizabeth Bennett) who's determined to use his sprawling mansion for a holiday festival.
—Lourdes Avila Uribe, Glamour, 24 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinch
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Anyone below Soler would have annoyed the cynics just as much as Canha.Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Studies suggest cynics are often more depressed, heavier drinkers and lower earners than noncynics.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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Following its first flight in November 2023, the Samson Sky team went back to the drawing board to create a new body design to streamline performance and reduce drag by an additional 20 percent, Sam Bousfield, Samson Sky’s CEO and designer, tells Robb Report.Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Despite Aetna's drag on CVS' stock, CVS executive chairman Roger Farah said a breakup isn't a likely outcome.Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Likewise, today’s AI killjoys are clinging desperately to the bygone past, to the days when telephones had round dials and thick curly cords and were just for talking (gag!), and when students wrote essays in longhand, in ink, on sheets of paper.Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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While the lawyers play killjoys, work is continuing on the project for now, including on the party car.Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
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The landscape also included large primates, rodents, snakes, crabs — and even carnivorous marsupials.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Villa Avellana Who Stays There: Tech entrepreneurs, bank CEOs, music producers, and entertainers The Property: A modern, teak-and-glass villa on a secluded cove with red land crabs, white egrets, and turtle nests.Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Suddenly, the Republicans were the spoilsports who couldn’t take the joke, a position stereotypically held by politically correct liberals.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Millennial workers are increasingly becoming the office spoilsports, with young people increasingly likely to be in it for the money rather than for fun, as years of economic turmoil force them to keep their heads down, collect their monthly paychecks, and fight for a promotion.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The chief thought about what responsibility Washington bore for what was happening in Whitewater; after all, the federal government operated the nation’s immigration system.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
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Mearsheimer was a party pooper, defying what seemed to be common sense.Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
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Stiller’s Roy, the leader of the titular supergroup, is rarely more than a wet blanket, literally powerless and mopey right until the climactic battle.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Grinch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinch. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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