pilgarlic

noun

Definition of pilgarlicnext
as in mockery

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  1. mockery
  2. target
  3. victim
  4. lightning rod
  5. sitting duck
  6. prey
  7. butt
  8. laughingstock
Noun
  • The PhDs who gave us the monument to double counting that is GDP have similarly made a mockery of inflation.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The audience is in on the mockery of this dim-witted man, whose astute wife can see right through him.
    — Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mockery
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  • Transits are what revealed most of the more than 6,000 exoplanets now known, and Roman’s planners expect the bulge’s target-rich environment to yield on order of 100,000 more.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As a kinetic interceptor, Seeker appears designed to physically strike its target rather than rely on a conventional air-defense warhead.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • Four people with wounds were transported to Hennepin Healthcare to be treated for their injuries, where one of the victims died, Parten said Wednesday afternoon.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla intentionally drove into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo and that Flanagan was an unintended victim who happened to be in the car.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Flock cameras have recently replaced data centers as the lightning rod of local government.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Many Americans are looking past the benefits of AI data centers, which have become a lightning rod for AI skepticism, and are instead demanding regulatory restrictions.
    — Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of lightning rod
Noun
  • Only the ridiculous American League could turn Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow from a sitting duck into a potential candidate for Executive of the Year in less than a week.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of sitting duck
Noun
  • That allowed sea water to infiltrate freshwater tributaries across the peninsula, especially in lagoons and deltas where clam and mussel farms provided ample prey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Dolphins are versatile predators that adjust their diet based on local prey availability, Callan said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • Detectives later linked Scott to the crime scene through DNA recovered from an iced tea bottle and a cigarette butt.
    — Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rumor has it that there’s a little bit of the butt chin under there.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of butt
Noun
  • After years of the WNBA being ignored, the hysterical reaction to an obvious, common-sense position has made it into a laughingstock.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Richmond became the laughingstock of the Premier League, and the players increasingly struggled with morale, even while their off-the-pitch bonds remained as strong as ever.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughingstock
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“Pilgarlic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgarlic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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