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Recent Examples of blooper
Fairbanks then overcame a blooper dropping in to start the ninth to pick up the save.
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The credit sequence features a blooper reel of near-calamities.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The blooper clip opens with Bailey, 37, goofing off for the camera as a firearm-toting Johansson looks off the side of a boat, a serious expression on her face.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following Lopez, reliever Elvis Alvarado nearly threw two spotless frames with four strikeouts until a 70 mph blooper to right resulted in a double that took him out of the game.
—Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
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Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The credit sequence features a blooper reel of near-calamities.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The blooper clip opens with Bailey, 37, goofing off for the camera as a firearm-toting Johansson looks off the side of a boat, a serious expression on her face.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Following Lopez, reliever Elvis Alvarado nearly threw two spotless frames with four strikeouts until a 70 mph blooper to right resulted in a double that took him out of the game.
—Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
Noun
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Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Again, Gardner ports a movie type onto the sketch-comedy stage and turns up the volume just enough for the character to seem hilariously damaged, culminating in a Melissa McCarthy–worthy pratfall.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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His biggest accident was no blunder in the mountains, but becoming a billionaire.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some began adding more blunders to the list when the Blue Jays dropped two games at the Rogers Centre to begin the ALCS — when Schneider offered up more pitching changes for fans to debate.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There have been some high-profile flubs, however, including Netflix and Tesla .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The two teams traded special teams gaffes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bad center snaps, dropped passes, pre-snap penalties, gaffes by the defensive secondary.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Another fragrant fall bloomer is Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens); its olfactory delight is provided by its powerfully redolent blooms.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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That was the year of Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, James Conner, Aaron Jones, Austin Ekeler and late-bloomer Leonard Fournette.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Let the rookie learn on the fly, make mistakes, and grow.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Get your fruit trees off to a strong start by avoiding these common planting mistakes.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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But another third-down miscue came when Jones held the ball too long and was sacked, leading to a 52-yard field goal, the first of Piñeiro’s four (52, 54, 42 and 29 yards).—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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But there were some key miscues from the Lions that ultimately left them behind.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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