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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
Reigns, in particular, shines throughout and his clunkers against Undertaker or Brock Lesnar seem long in the rearview.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The rest of the starting staff has a 7.23 ERA after Stroman’s clunker.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several of them have been, to put it politely, clunkers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
That’s right around where Dumbo was, jeez: That Tim Burton clunker did $15.2M on its opening day for a near $46M 3-day off a much cheaper production cost than Snow White ($170M versus $270M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The rest of the starting staff has a 7.23 ERA after Stroman’s clunker.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several of them have been, to put it politely, clunkers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
That’s right around where Dumbo was, jeez: That Tim Burton clunker did $15.2M on its opening day for a near $46M 3-day off a much cheaper production cost than Snow White ($170M versus $270M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
Noun
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Slowly, a crate is lowered into the ring that contains a baby zombie, one of the deadliest enemies in the Minecraft game, despite its small stature.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Harry has Kiko take a look at the crate's contents, which are now revealed to us in all their gory glory.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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States like Florida could be forced to assume billions in costs for health care and disaster preparedness.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Melissa Bumstead, an environmental advocate and San Fernando Valley resident, urged the Board of Environmental Safety to consider factoring disaster debris into the hazardous waste plan.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Discussing our failures in team meetings creates a culture where mistakes are viewed as opportunities for growth rather than setbacks.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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By all metrics, the High-Speed Rail is a colossal failure.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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More than two decades of disappointment, playoff droughts and heartbreak led to this jubilant moment as thousands of fans turned Midtown Manhattan into a modern-day Woodstock.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The stakes are high for a Toronto team with a history of postseason disappointment, and James Mirtle thinks Wednesday’s ugly loss could be their worst yet.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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