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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
Moments later, Schmid carded a bogey on 10, and the Englishman was suddenly in the lead all by himself.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
He was slowed by a pair of bogeys on the front nine, and managed only one birdie on the back nine for a 68.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
His round started with a birdie and a bogey on the par-5 14th hole and par-4 15th holes, respectively, and his work on the par-5 first proved to be his best of the day.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 14 May 2026
The polar bogey the commander spotted that day was Santa Claus.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 May 2026
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
He was slowed by a pair of bogeys on the front nine, and managed only one birdie on the back nine for a 68.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
His round started with a birdie and a bogey on the par-5 14th hole and par-4 15th holes, respectively, and his work on the par-5 first proved to be his best of the day.
—Matt Wagner, Daily News, 14 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
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Every May, millions of high school students sit for Advanced Placement exams with a mixture of dread and excitement, with many believing that their scores could measurably shift the needle in their college prospects.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Up until shooting began, Seydoux was in a state of dread.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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Sam immediately puts forth the ghosts, hoping that their deaths on the property might be enough.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Putting words on the page seems too low stakes to get worked up about, and yet the terror of saying something taboo—or just being boring—feels like a terrible fate to most writers.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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While Clancy died in 2013, Jack Ryan continues to confront a world that never loses its capacity for danger, destruction and terror.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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The peak of Mercury's apparition (for latitude 40 degrees north) and its greatest elongation from the sun don't occur until the middle of June.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The museum site has been a paranormal hotbed for decades, with sightings of apparitions, security camera footage capturing items flying off shelves, as well as experiences from staff members and visitors.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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En route to finally winning a Super Bowl, the Colts were finally getting the upper hand on their longtime bugaboo, the Brady-Bill Belichick Patriots.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Five batters into Sunday’s game and the home run bugaboo that plagued Imanaga last season delivered a sense of déjà vu to the 33,559 fans in attendance at Wrigley Field.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen were outstanding, and Sam Merrill hit huge corner 3s in the first half to break Detroit’s spirit early.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Activist spirits might dismiss this emphasis on the purely sonic as a strategy of avoidance, although the likes of Feizabadi and Kourliandski can’t be accused of sitting idly by.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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In addition to the rotating contestants, Darrell Hammond almost always appeared as Trebek's enemy, a fictional version of the late Sean Connery.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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This could potentially raise billions of dollars for Iran while also putting pressure on Tehran’s ruling party’s enemies worldwide.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 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 24 May. 2026.
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