as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
doing one's tax returns is a real bugaboo for a lot of people
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Recent Examples of bugaboo
And in May, reporting revealed the charity had dropped commitments to housing and homelessness nonprofits, including many focused on MAGA’s biggest bugaboos: racial equity and economic inclusion.
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The secretary is going after issues that have long been bugaboos of him and his anti-vax group, Children's Health Defense.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
Considering the convergence of current cultural bugaboos on deck here—race, class, cancel culture, immigration—The Uproar mostly wears its topicality lightly, preferring the granular pull of human drama to editorial hectoring or lectures.
—Book Marks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
The secretary is going after issues that have long been bugaboos of him and his anti-vax group, Children's Health Defense.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
Considering the convergence of current cultural bugaboos on deck here—race, class, cancel culture, immigration—The Uproar mostly wears its topicality lightly, preferring the granular pull of human drama to editorial hectoring or lectures.
—Book Marks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugaboo
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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And indulging Trump on Kim could help Lee downplay bugbears with Seoul.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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This was a bugbear most prominently highlighted in the case of the U.S. naval surveillance activities in Chinese EEZ in particular.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Antifa is now a 'domestic terror group' Trump declared Antifa a domestic terror organization in a new White House Executive Order signed Monday evening.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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He was charged with having a weapon at a public assembly or rally and going armed to the terror of people, both misdemeanors.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Anything right almost guarantees a bogey.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The magic of scale really starts to kick in at $1 trillion, which explains why KKR set a public bogey to get there by 2030.—
Gillian Tan,
semafor.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bugaboo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugaboo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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