as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
the movie flunks, both as entertainment and as a dramatization of a historical incident
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Recent Examples of flunk
How many times has Meatball Morrissey ally and Norfolk County clerk of courts Walter Timilty flunked the bar exam so far?
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
If President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were graded like an exam, a plurality of Americans would flunk him, according to new polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Will the current Supreme Court conclude that Trump’s tariffs also flunk it? N.C.L.A.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Of the thousands of flaws in the two reactors, four faults flunked ORNL’s initial simulations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2015
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
If President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were graded like an exam, a plurality of Americans would flunk him, according to new polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Will the current Supreme Court conclude that Trump’s tariffs also flunk it? N.C.L.A.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Of the thousands of flaws in the two reactors, four faults flunked ORNL’s initial simulations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2015
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Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, said in a blog post on Wednesday that the currency intervention has failed and predicted a 15%-30% plunge for the peso is highly likely if voters reject Milei again.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paul Taylor What the data says Forest’s Champions League push collapsed last season after wasteful finishing, and that profligacy has carried over into the new campaign.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after their conversation, Forrest learned Phoenix had collapsed and was seizing on the sidewalk outside of the nightclub.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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The flowers are the best, even if the leaves are lame and flop over.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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The storm was the deadliest typhoon to hit the country this year, killing at least 114 people, with many more reported missing — most in Cebu province, a tourist hotspot.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Free throws from Trey Murphy III and Saddiq Bey sealed the deal for New Orleans, who were playing without star Zion Williamson, who is scheduled to miss at least a week with a strained hamstring.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Flunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunk. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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