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Recent Examples of clanger In its two most recent games, its goalkeeper, André Onana, has made calamitous clangers, leading to easy goals for the opposition. Alex Tabet, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024 Another game against Chelsea and another clanger for Lloris - this time during the Lilywhites tenure at Wembley. SI.com, 30 Sep. 2019 For years the clanger has dangled in the middle, banging against the bell’s iron walls for two states to hear, back and forth from Indiana to Ohio to Indiana to Ohio … WHERE’S GREGG? Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2019 The veined wing of the clanger cicada kills bacteria solely through its physical structure — one of the first natural surfaces found to do so. Trevor Quirk, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanger
Noun
  • Steelers, Saints, Cardinals Sam Darnold was nearly perfect (28-of-34 passing for 341 yards and four touchdowns), but his one mistake was a costly interception late that set up the Bucs’ winning field goal.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mahomes methodically pushed the offense to Jacksonville’s goal line before making what was a game-changing mistake.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Base running blunder The Tigers had a great chance to put together a big inning in the second, after Trey Sweeney hit a sacrifice fly, knocking in a run.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That blunder came one series after Slayton had a brutal drop on a 50-yard bomb from Dart that would have put the ball inside the Saints’ 20-yard line.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cause of the labeling error is reportedly under investigation.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His error on Andrés Giménez’s one-out grounder in the seventh inning with a runner on first base was a major blow.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Clanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanger. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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