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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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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
During the hearing and in their briefs, Disney, ESPN and the other defendants have insisted Fubo’s arguments are duds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
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Noun
When Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019 in one of the biggest media takeovers of all time, the House of Mouse absorbed its film slate — and promptly had to slog through an endless series of commercial duds.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
During the hearing and in their briefs, Disney, ESPN and the other defendants have insisted Fubo’s arguments are duds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2024
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 16 Sep. 2024.
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