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also bogies
1
as in dreads
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 spirits
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 bogeys
Young came unstuck with back-to-back bogeys at six and seven, while the perennial runner-up Rose dropped a couple of strokes at Amen Corner.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Rose had a two-shot lead that evaporated around Amen Corner with two bogeys and a three-putt par.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
McIlroy’s roller coaster round included three bogeys, four birdies and a double-bogey for a 73, which dropped him to 11 under for the tournament.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Throughout the tournament, McIlroy has parred 18 holes, birdied 15 and recorded just three bogeys.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
McIlroy atoned for two bogeys with nine birdies, shooting a seven-under-par 65 to improve on his stellar 67 in the opening round.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Fitzpatrick had a pair of early bogeys that dropped him six behind Chacarra through five holes of the final round at DLF Golf and Country Club.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ghim shot 67, making an eagle on the par-5 11th, then giving back the strokes with bogeys on 15 and 16.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
In his first four starts at the Players, Young averaged nearly four bogeys-or-worse per round.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Rose had a two-shot lead that evaporated around Amen Corner with two bogeys and a three-putt par.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
McIlroy’s roller coaster round included three bogeys, four birdies and a double-bogey for a 73, which dropped him to 11 under for the tournament.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Throughout the tournament, McIlroy has parred 18 holes, birdied 15 and recorded just three bogeys.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
McIlroy atoned for two bogeys with nine birdies, shooting a seven-under-par 65 to improve on his stellar 67 in the opening round.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Fitzpatrick had a pair of early bogeys that dropped him six behind Chacarra through five holes of the final round at DLF Golf and Country Club.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ghim shot 67, making an eagle on the par-5 11th, then giving back the strokes with bogeys on 15 and 16.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
In his first four starts at the Players, Young averaged nearly four bogeys-or-worse per round.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeys
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The conductor described the offender as a Black male with a tan jacket, blue jeans, and short dreads.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Mirror images except for the fact that Jelani has his hair in dreads, while Ari goes with the more retro-look afro.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Customized services from the building’s concierge available to all include events such as wine and spirits tastings that will bring neighbors together.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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The inclement weather was a factor early with slick footballs impacting the passing game, but the group’s spirits remained high.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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And there will surely be a cascade of tears and terrors in-between.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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Still, Levack’s film offers terrors and troubles of a different stripe.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those themes are alive here, as the ghosts who visit Depp’s Scrooge are intricate, terrifying apparitions not suitable for the whole family.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Best Supporting Actress One of Hickey’s bugaboos is the way the supporting races have often been gift-wrapped early, with co-leads like Emilia Pérez’s Zoe Saldaña and A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin sweeping to victory.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now, for one of their chief bugaboos — a primary culprit for the mediocre record through 32 games.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2025
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Always fact check those ghosts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those who relish killing people not only create more enemies but forget that it has been promised that fire would lead to Armageddon.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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And their drone and missile strikes on their Muslim neighbors, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, are only creating new enemies.—
Donald Heflin,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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On this play for the third out in the second inning, Tatis was battling the shadows and took a step back before running up and making a sliding catch.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Bogeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeys. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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