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
The two clashed on a deal Bluhdorn had made with ABC to buy more than 100 Paramount movies to air on television, many of which Diller said were duds.—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 This was a dud from Boston, something we haven’t quite seen from this franchise in a long time.—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Adjective
The group has had big wins, but has also faced a string of dud votes in recent years.—Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Duplass’ Michael is a dud, sorta sweet but totally spineless.—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dud
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