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also bogie
or bogy
1
as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students
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2
as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the child believed bogeys lived in the closet
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Recent Examples of bogey
Thursday’s round followed a similar pattern for Lee, who was 2 under after his front nine before two bogeys on the back nine dropped him to even par for the day.
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Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
In addition the first hole, Juarez birdied the seventh, ninth, 12th and 14th to make up for bogeys at the second, fourth and 13th, all par fours.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Moments later, Schmid carded a bogey on 10, and the Englishman was suddenly in the lead all by himself.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The polar bogey the commander spotted that day was Santa Claus.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 May 2026
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Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
In addition the first hole, Juarez birdied the seventh, ninth, 12th and 14th to make up for bogeys at the second, fourth and 13th, all par fours.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Moments later, Schmid carded a bogey on 10, and the Englishman was suddenly in the lead all by himself.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The polar bogey the commander spotted that day was Santa Claus.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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He's described by officials as a Black male in his late teens with a medium-large build and thick dreads.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The dread started with a YouTube video.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Carrey portrays Ebenezer Scrooge, a cantankerous, greedy old man visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him the error of his ways.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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The idea of bringing Pip to the local dog park flooded me with terror.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Witnesses describe shock and fear at seeing a symbol long tied to Ku Klux Klan terror, as activists blame today’s political climate and note Obama’s nearby presidential center opens on Juneteenth.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Recent evidence points to the Marlins being the kind of bugaboo for the New York teams, who face differing degrees of difficulty in their quests to become division winners.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the world over will have to increase more reliable energy sources, particularly coal, natural gas and that other bugaboo of environmentalists, nuclear energy.—
Peter Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Moroccan American Council fosters cultural traditions and community spirit, and the South Florida chapter formed after Morocco opened a consulate in Miami two years ago, one of just two in the United States, along with New York City.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The bad news for The Bold And The Beautiful and The Young & The Restless fans is that no talent from those series will cross over to Hollywood Starlet, but Bell said the vertical series will capture the spirit of those shows, in turn swerving some less savory elements in some microdrama.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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However, this distinction did more than pit pious Americans against an atheist enemy.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Being able to utilize the different elements tactfully against your enemies can really give you a huge advantage against the Xenos, and can be the difference between victory and defeat.—
George Yang,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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Gives himself entirely to the race, shoots like a phantom up through the opening and then stands panting in the garret, completely motionless, while his eyes become accustomed to the change of light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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There has been a phantom haunting this Matlock season.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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