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Recent Examples of trash-talker
Vrabel’s a trash-talker by nature.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trash-talker
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Nanjiani, 44, became famous for stand-up comedy based on his real-life experiences, including growing up in Pakistan, moving to Iowa for college at 18, and dealing with racist hecklers as a Muslim post-9/11.—
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That tone set the stage for the hecklers.—
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Jeffrey Tambor is the corrupt Mayor of Whoville and the Grinch’s lifelong tormenter, Augustus May Who, who sets his hatred of Christmas in motion.—
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Half mentor, half tormentor, Alex ruled her empire from a four-poster bed — brash, brilliant, and impossible to cross.—
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Instead, the lawsuit argued, law enforcement in the area where the harasser lived should have served the papers.—
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Moreover, when harassers disproportionately target women, people of color and LGBTQ officials, entire communities are systematically excluded from participation in self-governance.—
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Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts have outstanding pedigrees and produced in Super Bowls yet still have their detractors nationwide and within the fan base.—
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The choice stunned supporters and detractors alike.—
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Hopper grabs El and leaves Kali behind to be captured by her torturers again.—
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
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In 1982’s hit action comedy 48 Hours, a young Eddie Murphy plays a wiseacre criminal on parole in order to help a veteran cop, played by Nick Nolte, solve a case.—
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Similarly, the Pink Ladies, a popular clique headed by Rizzo (Stockard Channing), deliver their wiseacre lines with a fair dose of irony.—
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Paul was a former persecutor of Christians who became a missionary and was later beheaded in Rome.—
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Amish are part of the wider Anabaptist movement, which puts heavy emphasis on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, containing some of his most radical and counter-cultural sayings — to love enemies, live simply, bless persecutors, turn the other cheek and to endure sufferings joyfully.—
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While this time around things went a bit smoother, the Step Up actress teases that, still, plenty of chaos will ensue.—
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Fans have already seen a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary tease, Miley Cyrus says.—
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“Trash-talker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trash-talker. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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