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as in screams
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as in blunders
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Noun
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My screams finally drew my friend’s mom to intervene.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Big blunders cost so many others.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Some observers pointed out flubs like Phillip’s are common during live television broadcasts or breaking news situations.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
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Flores was brilliant this season, but the shine on his achievements was somewhat muted by the team’s flubs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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Moron was also the site of significant protests during anti-government riots on July 11, 2021, the largest since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.—
Dave Sherwood,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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In 1983, riots swept through the state prisons.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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One hundred fifty five days later, the Guardians have regained pole position in the AL Central, once again the result of a frenetic flash of bunts, chops and goofs that converted a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 advantage.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Without missing a beat, Wintour moved straight past the question and began introducing the nominees, a response that drew laughs from the audience and echoed the famously blunt demeanor associated with the fictional fashion editor Miranda Priestly.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And yes, because we are blessed with famous weather, whole neighborhoods and districts can risk spilling out into the sidewalks, where laughs get louder, music gets blasted and the street fashion becomes a runway.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Owl hoots are most effective at striking up turkeys when owls are naturally active, which is around dawn and dusk.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Howlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howlers. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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