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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
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Team Emilia Pérez tested BBC censors’ patience Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress for her performance as lawyer Rita Mora Castro, celebrating her win by reenacting the opening scene of Four Weddings and a Funeral before a countdown began during her thank-yous.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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All doping cases are different and will have different outcomes depending on the evidence submitted and the resources of the players involved – players with more resources can afford better lawyers and can more quickly make appeals or submit evidence in their favor.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 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
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And there’s a character on there who is—plays kind of a shyster attorney.—
Nick Sibilla,
Forbes,
11 Nov. 2022
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Plantation gets a lot of grief from purists for aging its rum in ex-Cognac barrels owned by its parent company, Maison Ferrand, and for sweetening some of its rums after distillation.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a superfan of the source material, and the way in which Kristin Chenoweth originated the role, Grande was constantly in that position of having to decide whether to be a purist or make a choice that would make Galinda her own.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Damien Williams, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, stepped down after Trump’s election victory.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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