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Recent Examples of pettifogger
For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pettifogger
Noun
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Plaintiffs’ lawyers say the divided 9th Circuit decision is limited to the CIRB reports at issue in the Greer dispute — not other review board records.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Justice Department lawyers asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately pause the judge’s order.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To demonstrate that point in a video, a researcher told a robot arm to put a bunch of plastic grapes into a clear Tupperware container, then proceeded to shift three containers around on the table in an approximation of a shyster’s shell game.—
Eliza Strickland,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
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Holmes is another shyster whose story has been dissected in several documentaries and in dramatizations like Hulu’s The Dropout, but Gibney brings specific insights and a fresh perspective to this truly unbelievable story.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
31 July 2024
Noun
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Changes will always anger traditionalists and purists as any sports league manager is all too aware.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Crow said the party needs to keep open arms to welcome back voters who picked Trump in the 2024 election, not purge all but the purists.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His attorney, Eric Lee, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.—
Michael Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The former assemblymember, who made an unsuccessful bid for Congress last year, most recently took a job as the president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Low and his attorney, Amber Maltbie of Nossaman LLP, did not respond to a request for comment.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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