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or doozie
also doozer
as in dream
something very good of its kind
you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy
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Recent Examples of doozy
Pronunciation guide Yeah, this one’s a doozy.
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R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
And the next one should be a doozy, a deal that’s expected to hike his cap number from $9 million this season to $18 million or $19 million going forward.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Gayle’s injury is a doozy — Annie has reset her leg, but there is an infection, and Annie doesn’t have much to work with.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s a doozy to pack into a single tube, and it’s done so with alpha-hydroxy (AHA) and beta-hydroxy (BHA) acids (the aforementioned chemical exfoliants), the brand’s proprietary TruFirm technology, glycerin, and niacinamide.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
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R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
And the next one should be a doozy, a deal that’s expected to hike his cap number from $9 million this season to $18 million or $19 million going forward.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Gayle’s injury is a doozy — Annie has reset her leg, but there is an infection, and Annie doesn’t have much to work with.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
That’s a doozy to pack into a single tube, and it’s done so with alpha-hydroxy (AHA) and beta-hydroxy (BHA) acids (the aforementioned chemical exfoliants), the brand’s proprietary TruFirm technology, glycerin, and niacinamide.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
Noun
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Near the end of this complex six-hundred-page book, Yamashita switches to a collective pronoun, suggesting that a common dream has connected her characters.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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For aspiring writers scrolling through deal announcements on industry sites or social media, those vague labels can fuel both dreams and misconceptions.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hail the beauty queen Some of the best beauty products for moms are made by moms.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Rooted in education and driven by innovation, CHI stands as a symbol of clean, bold beauty built on a legacy of excellence.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The resolute tango between the personal and the practical is a hallmark of a cookbook humdinger.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
5 Mar. 2026
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But this $12-a-year deal is a humdinger from Black Friday that's still active.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
16 Dec. 2025
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Stretching across Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the region is packed with natural wonders and cultural attractions that reward every type of traveler.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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No wonder wise chickens withdraw to the coop without prompting at cockshut.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Festival season is upon us, with four long-running events returning this weekend to Cupertino, San Jose and Half Moon Bay for fans of culture, music and mechanical marvels.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Emperor’s battle arena, for example, is a marvel of moody set design, its barbarity brought to life by the throngs of people crowding to watch the action from atop its grated roof.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer was an inescapable phenomenon, a Russian-doll-like unfurling of narrative and character that captured how trauma trails us through all phases of our lives.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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The only thing that separates this heavy-duty, 100-percent cotton beaut from its Barbour counterparts?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Still, the opening episode is a corker.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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The brainy story pits 007 against two of his most fearsome adversaries: Robert Shaw's stocky hitman Red Grant, whose Orient Express showdown is a slow-burn corker, and Bertolt Brecht veteran Lotte Lenya (of ''Mack the Knife'' fame) as unforgettable shoe-dagger-wielding Rosa Klebb.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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