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as in disaster
something that has failed
a real clunker, the movie was soon littering the shelves of video stores everywhere
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Recent Examples of clunker
Atlanta had won 13 of 19 games since a 5-13 start but opened the series with a clunker against the Pirates, who came in at 12-26 and fired their manager Thursday.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Prior to Williams’ latest clunker, Carlos Carrasco forced the Yankees to use their bullpen in the fifth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Reigns, in particular, shines throughout and his clunkers against Undertaker or Brock Lesnar seem long in the rearview.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Prior to Williams’ latest clunker, Carlos Carrasco forced the Yankees to use their bullpen in the fifth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Reigns, in particular, shines throughout and his clunkers against Undertaker or Brock Lesnar seem long in the rearview.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
Noun
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In the shots, the white stuffed animal with black stripes is shown in the grass where Officer Jones found it and safely packed away in a dog crate.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Their efforts filled about a dozen crates, transforming what might otherwise have gone to waste into nutritious food for neighbors in need.—
Vidula Aiyer,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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Though the Sixers remained a disaster without Embiid on the floor over those past two seasons, Maxey hit that 26-points-per-game mark and arrived as a star in this league.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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While human error is the leading cause of data loss, other causes include hardware failure, theft, software corruption, viruses, natural disasters and power failure.—
Chongwei Chen,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Yesterday, when asked about Musk’s criticism--which could sink the entire bill, if enough Senate Republicans like Ron Johnson and their constituents turn against it--the president chalked it up to sour grapes over the bill’s failure to extend EV tax credits.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Her tough coach, her mother Wang Shuang (Ma Yili) can’t hide her disappointment.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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