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Recent Examples of dogleg
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
While most holes are pretty straight on, with a few obstacles to keep you thinking, there are also some wicked doglegs like the Fourth, where risk/reward is a true thing.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
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Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
While most holes are pretty straight on, with a few obstacles to keep you thinking, there are also some wicked doglegs like the Fourth, where risk/reward is a true thing.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
Noun
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That put Daka on a learning curve with some hairpin turns.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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But on a chilly day in November 2022, a seemingly common childhood ailment took a hairpin turn that nearly sent him into respiratory failure.—
Suzette Brewer,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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Drawing over 2 million people annually, this winter wonderland includes family-friendly daytime activities like a snow-rafting slope and elaborate snow sculptures that light up at night.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dutch Bros 'controlling this corner,' Uncle Bill's says Dutch Bros was created in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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But with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget around the corner, the fourth quarter could still very much go either way.—
Jordan Butt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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That Showcase Or Undermine Others: Another turnoff comes from emails used as a stage for self-promotion or to quietly undercut someone else.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This brand-new toy lets kids play with 32 jumbo-sized felt pieces that stick onto the board with hook-and-loop material.—
Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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