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as in downs
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
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as in disappointments
something that disappoints
the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer
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as in disasters
something that has failed
that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer
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as in beggars
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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Recent Examples of bummers
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
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By San Diego standards, this saga stands as one of the weirder bummers involving a professional sports team and one of its stars.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummers
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According to Nimela, leaving the porch light on will require more frequent wipe-downs, cleanings, and bulb changes.
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Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.
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This overpayment leaves little room for error, as the market has already priced in high expectations, making even minor disappointments impactful.
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The trick is not to let disappointments stop you.
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Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.
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Peace emphasized that such disasters have a lasting impact.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
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From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
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To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
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In early times, most humans barely paid attention to weather calamities because the region was so sparsely populated.
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“Bummers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummers. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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