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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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 Synonyms for clinkers
Noun
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Barnett didn’t make many mistakes in his start.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025 -
And that issue — combined with several of his own mistakes — have made Tagovailoa one of the league’s worst quarterbacks on intermediate routes entering Week 4.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Groupthink, affirmation bias and collective blind spots have led to all manners of disasters in the past.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Home hardening involves making upgrades that specifically protect against climate and weather disasters.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For years, following significant and continuous quality and safety errors, Boeing has been barred from certifying the safety of some of its own aircraft on behalf of the US government.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stick season one featured some basic errors that jumped off the screen to golfers.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because of those failures of the grid, people are taking more control of themselves [to ensure] clean and reliable generation.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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While not foolproof – replication failures can occur due to human error, inaccurate details of study design and many other variables that may be difficult to control for – results that remain unproven are a huge red flag.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Again, special teams blunders set the defense up in poor position, but the defense ultimately coughed up big gains on the ground.—
Mike Kaye
September 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Just as Russ is about to reach the pinnacle of college athletic achievement, a pair of blunders torpedo the season, his public image and his future professional career.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Tigers are one of the biggest disappointments of the season with a 1-3 record.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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To some degree, the outpouring on the streets of Nepal last week can be traced to the disappointments that followed him.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Satu Aaltonen, a Lego enthusiast from Finland, used the plastic toy bricks to artfully fashion a wearable dress featuring a blue and white color palette, sleeves and a small train, along with an ornate headpiece and veil to match.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Set the pots on bricks or wood to elevate them and keep them off cold, wet ground.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.—
Genevieve Shaw Brown,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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For many in White America, Shakur was an unrepentant cop-killer, part of a domestic terrorist group that would set off bombs and rob banks in the name of their struggle.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Clinkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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