1
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a documentary that had such clinkers as a reference to Iran as an Arab nation
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2
as in disasters
something that has failed
all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers
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Recent Examples of clinkers
Modern brick kilns are designed to minimize or eliminate clinkers.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkers
Noun
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The agents weren’t focused on the early mistakes made in the case, however.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Bass acknowledged her mistakes during the campaign, said Gonzalez, a former head of the county Democratic Party.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Andrés described how World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities impacted by disasters, brings food and water quickly in emergencies through on-the-ground aid.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Get ready for disasters and how to help Listos Training begins on June 13, offering a full day of training that can prepare you and your family for disasters and emergencies.—
Andrea Manes,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The Nationals have made more errors than anyone else in baseball.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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She was also hurt by three early errors.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Canepa has accused Irizarry of running a toxic workplace and argued that a recent $20 million property tax refund settlement with Genentech highlights the department’s failures.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Investigators examined whether the accident was caused by anchoring failures or equipment malfunction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Nearly all of them are blunders, offenses or revelations about the people Collins has put in top positions in his House office, his campaign office or both.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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But blunders and poor rotations and missed rebounds piled up as the Sky allowed their highest point total of the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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That’s been one of the main disappointments of this season.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Her compelling personal perspective on 40-plus years of post-Revolutionary Iran provides a chronicle of great hopes and even greater disappointments.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Others threw bricks and a metal pole.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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This is how the bricks were connected when time ran out and the world went to war in 1914.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Noun
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One o’clock in the morning, pitch black, no moon, no nothing, and every one of those bombs went right down those chutes, blew up.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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On April 15, 2013, two bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.—
Edward F. Davis,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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“Clinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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