flunking 1 of 2

present participle of flunk

flunking

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flunking
Adjective
Like the Phillies, they were weakened by a key player — ex-Padre Jurickson Profar — being suspended 80 games for flunking a PED test. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunking
Verb
  • The Leafs chased the Kraken around the Toronto zone for extended periods, failing to control play as Stolarz tried and mostly excelled in keeping his team in it.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The prince was widely criticized for failing to show empathy for Epstein's victims and for offering unbelievable explanations for his friendship with the disgraced financier.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rare, direct foreign intervention, which will take the form of a currency swap, is aimed at boosting a collapsing peso and calming market volatility ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections later this month.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rising delinquency rates among other concerns, recently led to subprime auto lender Tricolor unexpectedly collapsing.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Ares flopping, the insider says Leto’s currency in town has run colder than Morbius’ vampire blood.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nathaniel’s latest work centers on young Myra (Innayah Umer), a 10-year-old navigating Lahore’s streets alone after missing her ride to school.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But the operation was not without misadventure against the Ravens, with kicker Joshua Karty missing a field goal off the right upright and long snapper Alex Ward delivering a high snap on the team’s second attempt.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That was punctuated by the incident in Dubai, which Raducanu said left her struggling to breathe properly in the immediate aftermath.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The film follows Malik (Omar Epps), a gifted athlete struggling academically; Kristen (Kristy Swanson), a young woman discovering her voice; and Remy (Michael Rapaport), a student whose isolation turns dangerous.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Flunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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