punching bags

noun

plural of punching bag
as in losers

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  1. losers
  2. flops
  3. washouts
Noun
  • Those flights are popular with bargain hunters but can be money losers for airlines amid a spike in fuel prices.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The losers will be SpaceX’s current shareholders that give up almost half their company for puny profits and big promises.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of losers
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
  • 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
  • But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Punching bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punching%20bags. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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