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Recent Examples of blooper
Gaines’ choice to share the blooper highlighted that joy in the kitchen often comes from experimenting.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
For years, humanoid robots appeared only occasionally—usually in the form of viral clips of the Boston Dynamics Atlas doing parkour or RoboCup humanoid league bloopers that served more as comic relief than serious news.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Fairbanks then overcame a blooper dropping in to start the ninth to pick up the save.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 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
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
For years, humanoid robots appeared only occasionally—usually in the form of viral clips of the Boston Dynamics Atlas doing parkour or RoboCup humanoid league bloopers that served more as comic relief than serious news.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Fairbanks then overcame a blooper dropping in to start the ninth to pick up the save.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
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Tampa Bay had cemented itself as the league’s most entertaining programming, but the recent pratfall knocked its NFC Championship odds down to +1200, sandwiched between San Francisco and Seattle.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Reminded of a financial blunder?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The series had so many moments — center fielders trucking left fielders, base-running blunders, walk offs, extra-innings games.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 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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Although several early romances blossom, some misguided flubs send four sexy singles to the chopping block.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But despite the early flub on the fourth hour, Melvin recovered and took a moment to praise Bush Hager’s efforts since Kotb’s exit from the program.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the Tigers’ clock management was somewhere between curious and conflicted — and led to a gaffe that changed the trajectory of the game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Both of these plants send up fiery orange flowers, the difference being that Crocosmia is a late summer and fall bloomer, while Chasmanthe flowers in late winter and spring.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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In tandem, Molly wears a Mango jacket, pink Charlie Beads bloomers, pale pink Hereu flats, and an APC demi-lune bag the color of the pincushion stems in the reference photo.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a game in which little went right on offense, Rodgers’ two costliest mistakes led directly to Chargers points.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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An undisclosed person or company was using that form with his name, said Asnani, who framed the issue as a likely mistake and emphasized he was not involved in any Missouri campaigns.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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But after some offensive miscues and several defensive lapses that led to explosive plays in the first half, the Chiefs and Commanders went into the break tied at 7 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Shortstop is Mayer's natural position, and by moving Story over to second base, the team can maximize the young star's defensive potential and try to reduce their defensive miscues for next season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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