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Recent Examples of doozy Winter trips can be doozies to begin with thanks to all the bulky clothes and outerwear, and testing ski products adds pounds of belongings to my packing list. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2025 The team suffered its fifth consecutive loss Sunday night, this time a 113-102 doozy in Portland to the Trail Blazers, which sharply contrasted every flaw in the Bulls offense. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Always dependable North Idaho came through with another doozy in 2024. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025 And hey, maybe Robby needs a little hope himself, too — this shift is already a doozy and it’s barely begun. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doozy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
Noun
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  • Readers in some sense rewrite a text, enlarging its scope through their imagination, creating a whole world by bringing into play their skills, their memory, their dreams and their personal history, with all its drama and symbolism.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Entanglement is a phenomenon where qubits become linked in such a way that the state of one qubit is dependent on the state of another, regardless of the distance between them.
    Lester Pereira, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Social media platforms, especially TikTok, have been pivotal in this phenomenon.
    Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Though my band, Guster, has more than 2,000 performances behind us, this one is a real humdinger.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Guests are guided through the night sky’s wonders using an 11-inch computerized telescope.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The new book penned by Penn, 50, and Kim, 49, is aimed at young readers and celebrates people diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the wonders of their brains in playful rhyme and humor.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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    Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to Eucerin's Radiant Tone Collection, Hale's top beauty tips are nothing if not practical.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
  • All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • 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 3 May. 2025.

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