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Recent Examples of blooper
The Giants’ best chance against Sale came in the first inning when Tyler Fitzgerald hit a blooper that fell in center field for a two-base error.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The baby of the family even made a special appearance during one of the vice president's blooper reels during his race for a Senate seat.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
But that's not even White's favorite blooper of all time.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Orioles designated hitter Eloy Jimenez, formerly of the White Sox, was at the plate and hit a blooper toward the left field foul line.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
The baby of the family even made a special appearance during one of the vice president's blooper reels during his race for a Senate seat.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
But that's not even White's favorite blooper of all time.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Orioles designated hitter Eloy Jimenez, formerly of the White Sox, was at the plate and hit a blooper toward the left field foul line.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
Noun
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Then, in another sequence, Mahomes took a pratfall, aka flop.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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An early pratfall involving a faulty dishwasher proves a red herring; the director Lawrence Lamont and the screenwriter Syreeta Singleton find their best humor on the character level, in clever dialogue and sharp line deliveries from the entire ensemble.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer, author and consulting firm CEO has spent more than 30 years counseling people through their biggest blunders and controversies, from former president George H. W. Bush to Fortune 500 CEOs and professional athletes.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russell Westbrook bounced back from his decisive blunder against Minnesota by scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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But more often than not, Moore holds the center of a movie, or drags a howler over the finish line with sheer presence, or simply gives a great performance.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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Either their ability to spot talent is crap or Man City have had a howler.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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This time, the difference was having only 24 outs to work with at the plate rather than 27 due to their flubs on the bases.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere in the episode, Colin Jost mocked the group chat flub during the Weekend Update segment.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Four minutes is also plenty of time for other social media users to notice a gaffe, and roast the user who made the error.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s too long for anyone, even a champion of rhetorical rope-a-dope, to go without gaffes—which was part of the point.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Posen walks through a dedicated space at Gap’s atelier there are design elements that weren’t expected: ultra-cropped bra tops, slip dresses, a skirt inspired by the bloomer trend, and there are even vegan denim pieces like a jacket.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
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Washington's wildflower season is long and varied, from mid-April bloomers at Ebey's Landing, Mima Mounds and the Wenatchee foothills to the meadows of Mount Rainier in August.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Signing an extension with the Cubs before teams like the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and others get the chance to bid on him would be a monumental mistake.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the match was riddled with miscues akin to Atencio’s giveaway, just in smaller moments as attacks were building.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2025
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One mistake, miscue, or bad read would initiate a switch at the most crucial position on the field, rippling through all 11 individuals and contributing to one of the worst turnover margins in the nation since 2023.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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