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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
Hardt also upgraded its vehicle by cutting bogie weight by 45 percent, boosting thrust by 50 percent, and integrating magnetic guidance with propulsion.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Teammates have seen it in moments when others might slam a club or let a bogey spiral.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Sell-side strategists’ index targets collectively are quite conservative, the average and median year-end bogey right around current index levels.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2025
But bogies on 14, 17 and 18 undid his bid to catch Scheffler.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Teammates have seen it in moments when others might slam a club or let a bogey spiral.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Sell-side strategists’ index targets collectively are quite conservative, the average and median year-end bogey right around current index levels.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2025
But bogies on 14, 17 and 18 undid his bid to catch Scheffler.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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In this case, there’s that feeling of dread.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yeah, there’s just a dread, isn’t there?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But why did skeletons, witches and ghosts start popping up as fireworks faded away?—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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There’s even a little Kurosawa — from all the stages of his career — in the feudal set-up; while the decadent emperor Kisra (Ben Kingsley) holds court, his enemies are banished.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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The eight-part series depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, chronicling how two former allies would eventually become enemies in their fight for control of the English throne.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jude Law plays Jake Friedken, the owner of fictional buzzy downtown haunt, The Black Rabbit.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fear Farm has called Glendale home for many years but has made the move to Scottsdale and with the new move comes new haunts for the 2025 season.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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As the dynasty outsider, Henry (Boszhardt) must battle his ruthless stepmother (Gershon), who is under the influence of a demon that feeds on greed.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Kang drew inspiration from gut, traditional Korean folk dancers who performed rituals to protect communities from demons and evil spirits.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Voice of an angel Mikey Bustos emerged on the public stage as a singer, not an antkeeper.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the runway, models such as Alva Claire, Iris Law and Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, walked with punky prowess, boasting teased BumpIts and black eyeliner like an evil Austin Powers angel.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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What this means is that the vineyard is less susceptible to the pests that plague vines around the world.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
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Marvel Zombies — Now Streaming on Disney+ After the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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