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Recent Examples of freeload
But if freeloading fish are hovering around, looking to benefit from the hunt without contributing, the octopus punches them away, according to new research.
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
And the fish—usually different kinds of goatfish—were freeloading.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
Trump thinks other nations are taking advantage of the U.S. — that too many allies are freeloading off American military might and not spending enough on their own armed forces.
—Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
And the fish—usually different kinds of goatfish—were freeloading.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
Trump thinks other nations are taking advantage of the U.S. — that too many allies are freeloading off American military might and not spending enough on their own armed forces.
—Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2024
Otherwise, imposing the planning and cost burden on the Secret Service is just a way for a campaign to freeload off taxpayers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeload
beg
Verb
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Until her death at age 25, Emily would beg to be taken to the carousel at the mall near her home in Columbia, Maryland.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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But coming from the multiracial, multiethnic U.S., his background begged for further description.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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“Freeload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeload. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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