as in parasite
a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return
During their fundraising campaign, the public radio station encouraged listeners not to be free riders.
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Noun
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DeMille, a social media specialist with a background in marketing, has highlighted influencers using the Los Angeles wildfires to peddle detoxes, fear mongering about parasites, and making claims about supplements that sound different than the disclaimers on the product's websites.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Barron said the turtles suffered from several illnesses including pneumonia, viral diseases, skin infections, parasites, dehydration and weight loss after being unable to feed themselves or swim.—
Terry Collins,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Social Security Administration makes a smaller number of payments to dependents and widowed survivors of those retirees, and to disabled workers and their dependents under a different trust fund.—
Emily Badger,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Are there other tax breaks for parents? Other dependents — including children 17 and 18 and full-time college students age 19 to 24 — may qualify for the Credit for Other Dependents, a nonrefundable credit worth up to $500 per child.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Björk’s infamous 2001 Oscars swan dress takes flight as a delicate pavlova with passion fruit ganache, while Jennifer Lopez’s game-changing green Versace number appears as a tropical coconut mousse with pineapple-lime chutney on pistachio sponge.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Scrub with a sponge or dishcloth, using a Mr. Clean Eraser for tough spots.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Angel Doll, the henchman assigned to drive Reacher to the lot, is a talker.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Free rider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20rider. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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