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Recent Examples of howler
On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Good news for Austin's night owls and moon howlers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Fossils indicate that monkeys living on prehistoric Africa’s western coast were inadvertently swept across the Atlantic at least three times during prehistory, including the ancestors of today’s capuchin, howler and spider monkeys.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Good news for Austin's night owls and moon howlers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Fossils indicate that monkeys living on prehistoric Africa’s western coast were inadvertently swept across the Atlantic at least three times during prehistory, including the ancestors of today’s capuchin, howler and spider monkeys.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Crystal Skull is easily Spielberg’s laziest, sloppiest work — even the action sequences seem phoned-in — and it’s filled with unforgivable howlers: Shia LaBeouf’s limp attempt at being a bad boy, Cate Blanchett’s hammy villain, the goddamn fridge scene.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howler
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As fans headed to the exits, the US stars stayed on the ice, skating around with their nation’s flag wrapped around them, their screams of delight heard from the seats at the back of the arena.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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With luck, in a few months, the screams of their hungry owlets will pierce the night air.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The two even argued about the 2008 parking meter deal, one of the city’s biggest financial blunders.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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But a series of headwinds, including a recent blunder over see-through leggings, is threatening the company's path forward.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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But a protest last week ended in riots and a police crackdown, El País reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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His arrest triggers a riot by his supporters, who break into the court, smashing windows and equipment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her Venezuela flub drew much mockery and scorn from political rivals and opponents.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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The only lowlight for the Cowboys was Leon Lett’s infamous flub on a long fumble return for what should’ve been a touchdown.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The admission is just the latest bungle from New York’s beleaguered legal marijuana program, which has been hamstrung by legal challenges, a slow rollout and gaps in the law that allowed an illicit market to flourish.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Its cast is exactly the sprightly ensemble needed to land its what-if laughs.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Uma said, her ominous laugh ending the movie.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Try to avoid this poor guy's goof.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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This week, one of the franchise’s larger draft goofs was acknowledged with the announcement the team was parting with its longtime general manager, Chris Grier.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Nov. 2025
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On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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And, even more unfortunately, the conversations that Dreux and Alyssa have are not exactly knee-slappers.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howler. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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