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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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The couple welcomed a daughter in 2021. Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller Aubrey Plaza plays Harper Spiller, a lawyer vacationing with her husband Ethan and the Sullivans.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
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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Patel, a former Justice Department attorney and longtime Trump ally, is one of the latest presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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That explanation was both baffling and music to the ears of defense attorneys who have represented athletes with positive doping tests.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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