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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
While Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to a string of nine consecutive pars.
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ABC News, 7 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Korda’s scorecard on Saturday included two early birdies, via a chip-in on No. 3 and an 18-foot putt on No. 6, followed by a bogey on the split-fairway 8th hole.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 7 June 2026
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.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026
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ABC News, 7 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
Korda’s scorecard on Saturday included two early birdies, via a chip-in on No. 3 and an 18-foot putt on No. 6, followed by a bogey on the split-fairway 8th hole.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 7 June 2026
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.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 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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Like Widow’s Bay, Twin Peaks freely mixes moments of overwhelming dread with lighter moments and takes place in a corner of the world with, well, special properties.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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There are even whispers of his ghost still haunting the area.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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The military retaliation followed an April 26 terror attack, when an explosive device detonated on a passenger bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the volatile Cauca region.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 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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Grappling Looks Familiar But Isn't Grappling is still likely to be the biggest bugaboo for most users.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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If there’s any big bugaboo in his profile, he can be beaten by higher-end velocity, but his ability to adjust to secondary offerings keeps him afloat.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Thank you for a plethora of news on June 17 that didn’t crush our spirits.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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The appearance represented one of the highest-profile bookings in the festival’s history and fulfilled organizers’ goal of bringing an artist whose work aligned with the spirit of Juneteenth.—
J.M. Banks
June 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Corlys and Lohar find each other in the scrum and both land powerful blows before Corlys is thrown into the sea, leaving Alyn of Hull to finish off his father’s enemy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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That’s the £312 million phantom.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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