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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
His first bogey of the day came on Hole 1 (McIlroy began his round on Hole 10), and things could’ve been much worse on Hole 4 when his drive on the par-5 fired to the right and landed on horrible, high grass.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Sophie Redmond dealt with a few more bogeys but a birdie on the 17th put her within one stroke of her sister.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Homa actually was one shot clear but a bogey on his final hole opened up a chance for the other four men.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
There was little jeopardy during Sunday’s final round, even when Scheffler ended 31 holes without a bogey on the 10th hole which dropped his lead to just one shot.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Sophie Redmond dealt with a few more bogeys but a birdie on the 17th put her within one stroke of her sister.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
Homa actually was one shot clear but a bogey on his final hole opened up a chance for the other four men.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
There was little jeopardy during Sunday’s final round, even when Scheffler ended 31 holes without a bogey on the 10th hole which dropped his lead to just one shot.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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Looming over his studies and extracurriculars is a singular dread.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Kids might be excited about the end of the school year and for summer to begin, but many working parents who don’t know how to fill their kids’ long summer days may be feeling some dread right about now.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Think disco ball ghosts, skeletons lounging poolside, and heart-eyed skulls that belong on your gallery wall and your feed.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Just a ghost in the RAM, stealing data or encrypting files until the system reboots.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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As Gramm and Boudreaux write toward book’s end, poverty in the U.S. is continually being redefined in ways that support their contention that capitalism isn’t the enemy of the poor.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In the American Revolution, soldiers had to face down the East Coast’s uncompromising climate in addition to their enemies.—
Ken Burns,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The building sits within the Cadogan Estate, just minutes from Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and the fashionable haunts of Sloane Street and Belgravia. Behind the building’s classic white exterior, the interiors are anything but traditional.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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Some include leads on the best hiking trails, places to do yoga, where to find the best coffee haunts, walking tours, things for families with young children to do.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The trailer certainly paints a trippy picture of a high-tech near-future that veers into nightmare territory, as so many games in the Black Ops franchise tend to do, slipping between missions in the real-world and a psychedelic dream-world filled with demons and other nightmares.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Months before, Stevens feared President Johnson was pursuing a Reconstruction program that would readmit Confederate states to the Union without them exorcising the demon that animated secession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
Noun
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But this week, his irons are dialed, and suddenly the golfer most famous for his short game bugaboo is in the top five almost entirely because of his incredible saves around the green.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Of course, his biggest bugaboo has been his Strokes Gained: Around the Green.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Smart angels outside Silicon Valley would do better to avoid such instruments.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Also on deck for Lionsgate are Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves as a meddlesome angel along with Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansar and Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence’s Stephen King adaptation, The Long Walk.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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This is epic fantasy set in a big world with a mysterious past (as well as a ravenous fungal ghost plague!).—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
13 June 2025
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But according to Good Energy, the book Means published last year with a top MAHA adviser—her brother, Calley—mitochondrial dysfunction is a veritable plague upon the United States, responsible for both serious illness and everyday malaise.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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