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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby
Noun
  • Burgess and Shelby’s View Forecasting Trump’s decisions is always a fool’s errand, and his public statements on Wednesday only underscored his opaque approach.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
  • Still, only a fool would underestimate the strength of a mom’s love.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Our friends came over to hang out and the goose attacked.
    Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The goose wore a harness and leash with a small purple bow tie on the front.
    Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • No fewer than 532 cars were trashed to achieve this turkey of a film's 35% freshness rating on the Tomatometer.
    Joe Salas June 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
  • The meals included beef, pork and turkey that were slow cooked for 13 hours in a deep pit barbecue.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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“Booby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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