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Recent Examples of blooper
The highlight here, really worth checking out, is a wonderful collage, coming in at about the 20-minute (!) mark, sort of an Oscars blooper reel.
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In the blooper reel, the Friends alum approaches the front desk at a hotel, popcorn bag in hand, asking to check into her room.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic
Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In the blooper reel, the Friends alum approaches the front desk at a hotel, popcorn bag in hand, asking to check into her room.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic
Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
Noun
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Matt is out of his league and his next pratfall is always just around the corner.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Then, in another sequence, Mahomes took a pratfall, aka flop.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the internal investigation promised by department leaders — a probe of what accounted for the delays and blunders — seemed to go nowhere.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The show’s main blunder is that instead of unpacking the various angles of the mob bosses’ corruption, random side stories start popping up.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Betting on no goals always carries massive risk as any random deflection, slip in the defensive third or howler can thwart the bet.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Step forward Maignan, Milan’s France international goalkeeper, with this absolute howler in the third minute of the match.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The clip, flub and all, made its way into the remaster.—
Jamal Michel,
New York Times,
29 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,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Countless video call gaffes were lost to history during the coronavirus pandemic.—
Katherine Schulten,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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As for their goalie Linus Ullmark, weird goalie gaffe aside, his 21 saves were sufficient for the Senators’ win.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Immediately, her 15 minutes of fame are activated, a slew of Düsseldorf gawkers putting those bloomers on their radar.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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This early bloomer starts out as a thick, rubber-like 4-6-inch tall spathe of varying colors such as yellow, red and green.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: San Diego’s roads are in dire condition after years of deferred maintenance; drastically cutting the road-repair budget now would be a serious mistake.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Honeywell has learned from its mistakes, delivering a sensible forecast during its April 29 quarterly earnings report.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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Number of the week: 2-13 After Tuesday’s crushing 4-3 loss to the Royals, in which defensive miscues paved the way to a walk-off defeat, and Wednesday’s 2-1 loss, the Sox fell to 2-13 in night games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Fried’s first start was rocky but mostly because the Yankees committed five errors behind him and the defensive miscues were overshadowed by the nine homers in a 20-9 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers that was the precursor to the extensive torpedo bat discussion that even made network news.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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