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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
In fact, the ride is more subtle and compliant than that of the new Porsche 911 GTS Cabriolet, the Vantage’s longtime bogey.
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Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
Thirty years ago, the same university developed the country’s first manned single bogie maglev train, making China the third nation to master the technology.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Connell hit one birdie, five bogeys and 11 pars in addition to the eagle to reach his score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The opening round of the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club delivered more than just birdies and bogeys on Thursday.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
Thirty years ago, the same university developed the country’s first manned single bogie maglev train, making China the third nation to master the technology.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Connell hit one birdie, five bogeys and 11 pars in addition to the eagle to reach his score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The opening round of the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club delivered more than just birdies and bogeys on Thursday.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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The dread of blacklisting among cast and crew members who jump from job to job in the entertainment industry isn’t unique to The Cleaning Lady.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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The latter sees a faded star eyeing a possible comeback and encountering all sorts of ghosts from his past.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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The ghosts of the Dončić trade can now be put to rest.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The topics on Rubio's list include the range of Iran's ballistic missiles, its sponsorship of terror organizations, its nuclear program and the treatment of its people.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Throughout these harrowing days, Yitzhak poured his heart into his diary, describing the confusion, the terror, the streets filled with armed soldiers hunting for victims.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Juggling demanding apparitions alongside staff burnout, family pressures and a coworker who seems to know more about her than expected, the series grounds its supernatural premise in the cultural specificity of the Filipino healthcare experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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An apparition will appear before us.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Purdy’s biggest bugaboo could be interceptions.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 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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Though Proust never came to Ireland, his own work also contains echoes of Irish history and culture that epitomize its polymathic, cosmopolitan spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The resulting images of floating cameras, canisters, and film boxes push the idea of spirit photography to a conceptual (and rather comic) extreme.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the time, the issue of who the enemy was didn’t cause much political disagreement in Washington; it was generally understood to be Al Qaeda, or groups like it.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Spin is the enemy of accountability.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, was filmed at 250 meters below the surface.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Old Town The belltower looms like a phantom.—
Chen Yuhong,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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