clunkers

plural of clunker

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Recent Examples of clunkers Burrow hopes that feeling the rush and gaining real reps working the pocket will help lessen the impact of opening-week clunkers that contributed to the team’s slow starts. Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunkers
Noun
  • Photos shared by the DCSO show the poodles with matted, tangled hair due to a lack of grooming, with some living in crates full of feces.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Travel home separately in crates to avoid territorial tension.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some BDCs are dividend machines, others are disasters.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The high-profile bank failures of 2023—including Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank—triggered a contraction in CRE lending, particularly among regional banks.
    Andrew DeNardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using her own romantic disappointments as a guide, Denise advises him to grieve by accepting the loss and forgiving the people who hurt him.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Athletic’s tennis team, Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare and James Hansen, present their takeaways from the final Grand Slam of 2025, from the best shots and funniest moments to the biggest disappointments and the most incredible matches.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first, drones were used to scout and drop makeshift bombs onto enemy troops’ heads.
    Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • While IPAs remain hugely popular, stomach-turning bitter bombs fell out of fashion.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the probe unfolded, Kelly Dever was one of several low-rent Canton losers who couldn’t keep their stories straight when questioned by the feds.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The houseguests then voted between the two comp losers, and when Julie announced the results, Will was evicted by a vote of 3-2 and became the season’s second jury member.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Families that embrace this mindset see setbacks not as catastrophes but as tuition.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The story grabbed him thematically too, given the increasing devastation caused by wildfires and other environmental catastrophes.
    Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Clunkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunkers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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