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
  • Richard has taken a step forward Will Richard can add his name to the list of second-year players who, with a season of NBA experience and numerous hours in the weight room with a strength-and-conditioning program, made a mockery of summer league.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Sixty percent of companies report letting Gen Z hires go within the first few months in 2026, citing a lack of motivation — and Gen Z has largely responded not with reflection but with viral mockery of the employers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of mockery
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  • The Angels’ lucky Pikachu might not be a trade target going into the deadline.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Spurs have approached this summer window with a determination to back their head coach, and to be ruthless and decisive in their pursuit of targets.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Most of the victims lived nearby, and funeral prayers were expected later Tuesday.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
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  • Engelbert capitulated hours after Thomas, a lightning rod for controversy following her latest violent on-court altercation with Caitlin Clark, cast herself as the victim.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The Dodgers have become a lightning rod in the big picture of baseball finances.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of lightning rod
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  • In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • As labor complications ensue, a blizzard rages outside trapping the family in their home – sitting ducks for whatever sinister presence might be in there with them.
    — William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of sitting duck
Noun
  • Many individuals fall prey to emotional pitfalls like fear, greed, or shame, leading to impulsive spending, credit card debt, and neglecting long-term goals like retirement.
    — ByGabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Cod are slow to grow and reproduce, and the effects of climate change—warming their waters and reducing their preferred prey—didn’t help.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of prey
Noun
  • This girl in front of me backed up and started pushing her butt against my crotch.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Her bodycon mermaid skirt was covered in diagonal rows of slits, exposing glimpses of her legs, hips, and butt.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of butt
Noun
  • The fundamentalist movement became a national laughingstock.
    — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • The Knicks went from a laughingstock franchise to one of the league’s elite under Brunson’s watch.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of laughingstock
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“Pilgarlic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgarlic. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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