as in rascal
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Noun
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Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.—
Gayoung Lee,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Dec. 2024 -
Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Dec. 2024
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The Jets were young whippersnappers in 2022, a team that wasn’t supposed to be any good but jumped out to a 6-3 record powered by a remarkable rookie class.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, private investigator Julie (Estrada) seeks an investigative assistant but isn't in the market to hire a young whippersnapper.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
21 Nov. 2024
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Ever since her husband died from a bee sting, the matriarch has smoothly guided her octet of rapscallions through proposals, scandals, and balloon disasters.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
14 June 2024
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Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing at life Jones as is Hugh Grant as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Apr. 2024
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The students tried to reduce this food loss as well as to solve the urchin barren problem in one shot and the results seemed successful.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Frank Borzage’s 1927 7th Heaven features Fox contract player Janet Gaynor as a Parisian street urchin and newcomer Charles Farrell as the sanitation worker who loves her.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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What’s a good way for a ragtag group of video-game heroes (or for a heroic rogue flying solo) to either get some respite from the action or gear up for a momentous narrative?—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Jan. 2025
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And the issue at hand runs deeper than a few rogue docs overstepping their bounds.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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The pair also express disbelief at the wide U.S. release of the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man, in which the singer is portrayed as a CGI monkey.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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The quirky movie, in which a CGI monkey portrays the British singer Robbie Williams, scraped together $255,000 from 1,290 theaters over the weekend and $310,000 through Monday, bringing its domestic tally to an embarrassing $1.8 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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Randy Jones, former San Diego Padre and National League Cy Young Award Winner, will once again join forces with Home of Guiding Hands to support over 4,700 infants, adolescents, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during this run/walk event.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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William got a kick out of the little imp, and Gary was in awe of William.—
Ira Silverberg,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Jackanapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackanapes. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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