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Recent Examples of bloomer
Sometimes in stories like these, the gritty baseball rat is an underdog overachiever, a late-bloomer who had to prove everyone wrong.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Easter Cactus The Easter cactus is the latest bloomer of all the holiday cacti.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
During the hour, conversation glided seamlessly between topics like the late-bloomer-to-kink pipeline, the virtues of being selfish in bed and a spate of other sexy encounters.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An excellent choice for exhibition and gardens, this miniature rose is a continuous bloomer.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Easter Cactus The Easter cactus is the latest bloomer of all the holiday cacti.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
During the hour, conversation glided seamlessly between topics like the late-bloomer-to-kink pipeline, the virtues of being selfish in bed and a spate of other sexy encounters.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An excellent choice for exhibition and gardens, this miniature rose is a continuous bloomer.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomer
Noun
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The multiyear, multimillion-dollar competition for disaster robotics resulted in Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, some absolutely incredible moments from one of the very first generations of useful humanoid robots, and a blooper video that will live on forever.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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With two outs and automatic runner JJ Wetherholt on third, Winn lofted a blooper to shallow right field that fell just in front of diving rookie Carson Benge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Not only was there little between the two teams on the night, but Swansea’s late triumph came via an almighty howler from Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene At a cobblestoned intersection in the Tribeca North Historic District, an industrialist red brick facade gives way to eight floors of ethereal Art Deco interior design straight out of the South of France.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even though that was the nice ashtray, as opposed to the black plastic ones that were in the garage or on the back brick steps.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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And Brooker would likely be the first to acknowledge the pratfalls of such an endeavor.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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Milwaukee challenged the play, and the replay clearly showed Bauers stepped on first, causing another blunder for Bucknor.—
Jason Ounpraseuth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the second inning, well before his ninth-inning blunder, Burger fumbled an infield pop-up from García with two outs.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The copier boobs were a *chef’s kiss* beautiful visual gag.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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Slash to appear post-birth-disappearance decently alert at hard taco brunch with other adults who have been wondering about you, as in about your wholeness as a person—then boob communications from a baby not even present arrive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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There were almost too many mistakes to count.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Getting your taxes done early can help reduce stress, avoid last-minute mistakes, and give you more time to fix any issues, such as missing forms or incorrect personal information.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.—
Sandra Guzman,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Bloomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloomer. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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