nonstarters

noun

plural of nonstarter
as in losers

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  1. losers
  2. bombs
  3. washouts
  4. flops
  5. disasters
  6. catastrophes
  7. clinkers
  8. fiascoes
Noun
  • How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers?
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Cubs’ reputation as lovable losers was well-earned after 37 years without a National League pennant and 74 years removed from their last World Series title.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • If the Greens and the Communists are lobbing bombs at the two major political parties from the extreme left, Libertarians are on the opposite side of the fight--lobbing bombs from the extreme right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Its songs are littered with black holes, disasters, nuclear bombs; there are guttural screams and onslaughts of distorted guitar.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bombs
Noun
  • Massive waves also stripped millions of cubic yards of sand from Southern California beaches, and sections of the Pacific Coast Highway suffered severe flooding, mudslides and washouts.
    — Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said special attention will be given to gravel roads that could be susceptible to washouts and erosion.
    — Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of washouts
Noun
  • Notable names in this batch include billionaire Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy and tokenization service Securitize, both of which have been public market flops, but not outright debacles.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Thus, no sooner was Digger declared one of the biggest flops of all time than the reclamation project got underway.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of flops
Noun
  • Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against Toxics, said Southern California has been rocked by numerous chemical disasters, including the Lineage warehouse fire and the Garden Grove hazardous materials emergency.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Kimmel had been tapped to serve as master of ceremonies at the fundraiser for the home-sharing behemoth’s nonprofit, which was created in 2020 to provide free temporary housing to people displaced by disasters and other crises.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • With that in mind, here’s a look at three new books shaped by catastrophes large and small.
    — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This palette also has a latch tab that locks the lid in place, avoiding any potential catastrophes.
    — ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of catastrophes
Noun
  • Modern brick kilns are designed to minimize or eliminate clinkers.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But there are no outright clinkers in the bunch, either.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of clinkers
Noun
  • Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of fiascoes
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