Noun
The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
She put on her new duds for the party.
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Noun
For many of the world’s most famous mountain destinations, springtime can often be—for a lack of a better word—a dud.—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024 He’s been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actor — although, in traditional Oscars fashion, not exactly for his best roles — but he’s also had some duds (a very kind way to describe the existential headache of The Gray Man).—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024
Adjective
Russian cluster munitions reportedly have a dud rate of as high as 40%.—Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for dud
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