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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
Comments Oh, baby... Andor officially came to a close on Tuesday, dropping its final episodes — and the last shot of the series is a doozy.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The first way was by providing a characteristically physical presence with seven hits — including this doozy.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Fabian is working with authorities Put on your tin foil hat because here’s a doozy.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Then, in the end credits, the filmmakers wholly exit the simulacrum with a doozy of a reveal.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The first way was by providing a characteristically physical presence with seven hits — including this doozy.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Fabian is working with authorities Put on your tin foil hat because here’s a doozy.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Then, in the end credits, the filmmakers wholly exit the simulacrum with a doozy of a reveal.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
Noun
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There are still a handful of dream sequences and surreal interludes that seem to want to underscore the show’s deep psychological curiosity, and its unwillingness to be an easy watch.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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Ps ur avocado toast is on the long list of reasons why ur my dream wife.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The reentry of space objects has been a vexing problem since the beginning of the space age, McKnight told Space.com, because there are at least three physical phenomena that all have large uncertainties.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 June 2025
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Measurements at the Large Hadron Collider have been stymied by one of the most central phenomena of the quantum world.—
Matt von Hippel,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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Rosenblatt gives her a humdinger of a first act closing speech complete with the kind of curtain line actors kill for.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Why Health Plans and Providers Haven’t Solved This Many wonder: why haven’t health insurers or large providers solved this problem?—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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While the river alone is worth a visit, one of the park’s main attractions is an incredible natural wonder that’s a little off the main path.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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Victoria, meanwhile, turned her Spice Girls superstardom into a thriving fashion and beauty label, Victoria Beckham Holdings Limited.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Formally brilliant, the pieces have been in love with beauty and have cautiously flirted with representation.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Reinhart, who scored the game-winner in Game 7 of the Cup Final last year, opened scoring 4:36 with a beaut of an individual effort.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Check out this sliding beaut: Crawford’s skeptics, however, will point to an elevated ground-ball rate (63.8%) and his next-to-nil power (only one home run) as reasons to leave him in the minors.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Doozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doozy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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