bloomer

noun

Definition of bloomernext
as in blooper

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Recent Examples of bloomer Yes, the mighty lavender—a favorite of humans and pollinators alike—is an all-year bloomer, and its amazing purple flowers will naturally scent your home daily. — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 The late-bloomer has 42 goals over the last two seasons. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Because in 2026, bloomers are no longer seen as a naive garment, but as a stylistic statement full of intention. — Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 31 May 2026 Speaking of Victorian bloomers, wide-collar romantic tops are back, led by brands like Dôen and Isabel Marant. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloomer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomer
  1. blooper
  2. howler
  3. brick
  4. pratfall
  5. blunder
  6. boob
  7. mistake
  8. inaccuracy
Noun
  • With a runner on second and two outs in the third inning, Edman hit a blooper to the right side of the infield.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • However, Mack followed with a blooper to shallow right on the next pitch.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Definition of blooper
Noun
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2026
Definition of howler
Noun
  • The Fire Department of New York responded early July 7 to reports of bricks falling from the 37-story building currently under construction on East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd avenues, a heavily congested area of Manhattan.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Following the theft, debris from brick and concrete alongside tire tracks could be seen in front of the monument, leading toward a fence on the north side of the garden.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of brick
Noun
  • The boat pratfall, the picture frame… That was a hard thing to shoot.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of pratfall
Noun
  • Many of the Round of 16 matches have been tight, and a defensive blunder or a goalkeeper howler could change the course of a game.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Goalkeeper Matt Freese’s costly blunder in the 57th minute was an embarrassment that gifted the Belgians a third goal to all but seal the elimination loss.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Margaret left and came back in a new bra, the straps of which could be hooked together into an X across her back to draw her boobs toward the center of her chest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of boob
Noun
  • Avoiding these debt relief mistakes can help keep costs under control and improve your chances of a successful outcome.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • This was deliberate and not a fashion or ordered-the-wrong-size-on-Amazon mistake.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of mistake
Noun
  • But in recent months, the movie has become the subject of an ongoing culture war clash over what some on the right see as historical inaccuracies and casting choices designed to appease the left.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 8 July 2026
  • Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of inaccuracy

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“Bloomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloomer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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