brat

noun

Definition of bratnext
as in nuisance

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Recent Examples of brat The event will have craft beer, brat tents, pony rides, a petting zoo and a kids’ area. — Nathan Pilling july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Clark is a peerless young player who can be a bit of a brat when she gets batted around. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 His crippling, his stubborn arrogance and refusal to be humbled, has somehow humanized the spoiled brat king. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The sleeveless body-skimming dress features a transparent mesh finish that left little to the imagination, totally transforming an otherwise classic LBD into something far more provocative (and brat-like). — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brat
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  1. nuisance
  2. disrupter
  3. ragamuffin
Noun
  • But a big cooler is one guest that can really crash and burn the party – a hard, bulky nuisance that's uncomfortable on or near the bed and unsecure outside the vehicle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Attorneys for the Bloomfield group have argued that the building behind the Pyles does not create a nuisance.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of nuisance
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  • Donald isn’t the only disrupter in the middle of Los Angeles’ defense either.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of disrupter
Noun
  • On a recent morning, Feldman and his colleagues made their rounds, visiting people living in ragamuffin tents on sidewalks and crannies just west of downtown.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Soon enough, Curtis’s all-black border collie, Steve, and a ragamuffin of a dog, Jack, would emerge from the trees to beg for sandwich scraps.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Definition of ragamuffin

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“Brat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brat. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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