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Recent Examples of blooper
Hopefully, that read through will be released as an entire blooper reel.
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Reshma Gopaldas,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
The bunt was in play there, led to a couple of runs there with the Vargas blooper.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Gunnar Henderson began the two-out rally with a single to right, and then Taylor Ward hit a blooper toward right that Jerar Encarnacion played into a single by getting a poor break on the ball.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
New York went ahead seven pitches into the first on three straight singles, the last being Cody Bellinger's blooper.
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CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blooper
Reshma Gopaldas,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
The bunt was in play there, led to a couple of runs there with the Vargas blooper.
—
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Gunnar Henderson began the two-out rally with a single to right, and then Taylor Ward hit a blooper toward right that Jerar Encarnacion played into a single by getting a poor break on the ball.
—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
New York went ahead seven pitches into the first on three straight singles, the last being Cody Bellinger's blooper.
—
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blooper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
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The boat pratfall, the picture frame… That was a hard thing to shoot.
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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.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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One Republican senator calling this the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.
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And the second was a howler, pure and simple.
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And despite committing a howler against Nashville two weeks ago, he’s passed the eye test for most of the season.
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In a recent Instagram post, the 56-year-old former TV journalist uploaded a montage of her past on-air flubs alongside a message about perseverance and living with dyslexia.
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An unusual insult in Grease came to be thanks to a flub on an actor's part.
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DoorDash can at least take comfort in the fact that Dot’s latest gaffe isn’t wholly unique.
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Or all the times Republicans went after former President Joe Biden’s gaffes?
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There are numerous types to choose from, but to fill in for Knock Out roses, select a repeat-bloomer.
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Make this oversized Gap shirt work for you well beyond the night of the concert by pairing it with your favorite denim, capri pants, bloomer shorts, and other everyday staples.
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The Dodgers took full advantage of the Padres’ defensive mistakes to jump-start their offense.
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Bad luck happens, but preventable mistakes almost always cause road problems.
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Atlanta scored 20 points off those miscues and dominated the paint, finishing with 60 points inside.
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His late-game miscues proved costly in the series.
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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