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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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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
After wearing their lucky blue and yellow City Connect uniforms during the last homestand, the Sox will sport their usual gray road duds on the trip . . .
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
The last two seasons were impressive, and the two before that largely duds.
—Terry Tang, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
But even many films that have exceeded expectations elsewhere hit a dud note among Saudi cinemagoers: in 12 weeks, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (global haul in excess of $845 million) hasn’t managed to scrape $2 million.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
Lawrence, who had worked with Japanese scientists to build the first cyclotrons outside the U.S., was the last member of the committee to agree that using the bomb was the only choice, for the possibility of a dud demonstration was too great to risk.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
July is a prime time for menswear brands to fill their sale section with overstock duds, but one deal that caught our eye was Abercrombie's Summer Clearance event.
—Men's Health, 26 July 2023
Images: Reuters/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate turned out to be a dud.
—William McGurn, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
Italian food has proved to be the most popular, but roast beef sandwiches were a dud, so were taken off the menu.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
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Noun
The Democratic primary will be a dud because there’ll be no competition for President Biden — and little incentive for Democrats to turn out.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
After wearing their lucky blue and yellow City Connect uniforms during the last homestand, the Sox will sport their usual gray road duds on the trip . . .
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
The last two seasons were impressive, and the two before that largely duds.
—Terry Tang, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
But even many films that have exceeded expectations elsewhere hit a dud note among Saudi cinemagoers: in 12 weeks, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 (global haul in excess of $845 million) hasn’t managed to scrape $2 million.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
Lawrence, who had worked with Japanese scientists to build the first cyclotrons outside the U.S., was the last member of the committee to agree that using the bomb was the only choice, for the possibility of a dud demonstration was too great to risk.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
July is a prime time for menswear brands to fill their sale section with overstock duds, but one deal that caught our eye was Abercrombie's Summer Clearance event.
—Men's Health, 26 July 2023
Images: Reuters/Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate turned out to be a dud.
—William McGurn, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023
Italian food has proved to be the most popular, but roast beef sandwiches were a dud, so were taken off the menu.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
Adjective
Russian cluster munitions reportedly have a dud rate of as high as 40%.
—Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
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“Dud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dud. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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dud
nounˈdəd
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: a complete failure
the movie was a dud
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: a missile (as a bomb or shell) that fails to explode
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