pilgarlic

noun

Definition of pilgarlicnext
as in mockery

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  1. mockery
  2. target
  3. victim
  4. lightning rod
  5. sitting duck
  6. prey
  7. butt
  8. laughingstock
Noun
  • Elsewhere in the school, confronted with the same mockery as his brother, Noa reads to block out his classmates’ cruelty.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
  • Nottingham Forest is making a mockery of many pundits’ pre-season predictions.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of mockery
Noun
  • Adair argues, though, that the case should serve as a broader warning about cybersecurity threats to Wi-Fi for high-value targets—and not just from the usual suspects loitering in the parking lot or the lobby.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Dnipropetrovsk region has been a frequent target of Russian bombardment in recent months.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of target
Noun
  • In this instance, the victim’s family can file a wrongful death claim.
    Nia Bowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Javier Alvares-Garcia, 50, was the victim of a shooting that took place at 2400 South Pulaski Street, according to a news release from the Police Department.
    Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of victim
Noun
  • The Campus boot has become a lightning rod for conversations—or more accurately, arguments—between consumers who claim to have the moral high ground about fashion’s waste problem and its lack of inclusivity.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This pattern should sound familiar to anyone who has followed various pop stars’ rocky roads to the top in recent years, none more intense than the journey of nascent superstar and internet lightning rod Chappell Roan.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of lightning rod
Noun
  • Servicemembers are also sitting ducks, transporting fuel trucks in war zones, so reducing fuel needs could save their lives.
    Joan Michelson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Intercepts have been easy because the scout drones are sitting ducks.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of sitting duck
Noun
  • This suggests the influence of other factors, such as the emergence of coral reefs and changes in prey availability, which could have driven the evolutionary trajectory of sharks.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The regulation became necessary when the number of whales near the coast spiked after a marine heat wave from 2014 to 2018 apparently pushed their prey – such as sardines and anchovies – closer to shore, and the humpbacks followed.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of prey
Noun
  • The game became the butt of jokes and a slew of memes for its hilarious visual glitches, a legacy that leaves Epler feeling torn.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Residents and experts have long questioned why India has failed to curb air pollution, as Delhi and its neighboring states butt heads over who is really to blame.
    Noemi Cassanelli, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of butt
Noun
  • The Rocketeer was followed by V.I. Warshawski, the Kathleen Turner film that became a Hollywood laughingstock.
    Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
  • Under Pikiell, the Scarlet Knights have transformed in recent years from a laughingstock to a legitimate Big Ten conference program.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of laughingstock
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