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mudslinger

noun

ˈməd-ˌsliŋ-ər

Definition of mudslinger

as in attack dog

one who makes harsh, personal attacks against opponents a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers

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Recent Examples of mudslinger Social media platforms were a critical battleground during the campaign, with political mudslingers waging cyberwar with few legal constraints after the government failed to act on calls for a new law to protect democracy in the internet age. — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019 In 2010, when the group launched ahead of Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, Brock had imposed a set of self-regulations on the staff that would cultivate an air of respectability for the mudslingers. — Gabriel Debenedetti, Daily Intelligencer, 20 May 2018 If that lady is a 101-year-old movie legend, any would-be mudslingers best take care, her attorney said this week. — Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, 2 Sep. 2017 He isn’t known as a dogface solider boy or mudslinger in South Miami. — Alex Butler, miamiherald, 28 Apr. 2017

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Hochul's policy of ignoring Blakemen left Mamdani to act as her attack dog.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'BAD LOOK' – Newsom's attack dog taunts Buttigieg over South Carolina visit as 2028 fight heats up.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Eleven people remain missing after an 89-hour search; several survivors suffered injuries consistent with shark bites.

— Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
While authorities have stressed the need to get Bukangi out to sea quickly, Kim said patience will be key, giving the shark time to adjust to the waters beyond the canal before venturing farther out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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