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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.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
By San Diego standards, this saga stands as one of the weirder bummers involving a professional sports team and one of its stars.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummers
Noun
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Eligible buyers may qualify for up to $10,000 to $17,000 in assistance toward a down payment, closing costs or interest rate buy-downs with additional programs that may offer more assistance.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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The coach can take a linebacker off the field on passing downs and play both Parrish and Scott inside at nickel cornerback or even at a hybrid linebacker position.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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So there’s been a lot of disappointments in the build up.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Their first season under Quenneville was a twisting, turning, end-over-end journey through disappointments, rallies, peaks and valleys.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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Those improvements include pipe insulation, walls, attics, weather stripping doors and windows and installing storm windows to prevent future disasters.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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The seemingly limitless budgets and bottomless demand for content of the streaming television era have allowed studios to dramatize both long-ago and recent disasters.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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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.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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In mid-2025, the ARISE team reported that the best-performing model achieved a 70% success rate, with most failures clustering around tasks requiring three or more steps.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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As in most insurance company failures, PHL flopped for several reasons.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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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.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The winter had been a season of calamities, with one emergency or challenge after another.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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“Bummers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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