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Recent Examples of stumblebum
The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
Gerald Ford, for all his stumblebum image, was a Yale Law School graduate and veteran of legislative details.
—James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017
The physicians lining up with Teirstein are not a bunch of stumblebums afraid of a few tests.
—Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2015
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
Gerald Ford, for all his stumblebum image, was a Yale Law School graduate and veteran of legislative details.
—James Fallows, The Atlantic, 20 July 2017
The physicians lining up with Teirstein are not a bunch of stumblebums afraid of a few tests.
—Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumblebum
Noun
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Don’t be a palooka, start Nacua.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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One year after the Academy bafflingly ignored his work in Sideways, Giamatti finally scored his first Oscar nomination for his purely entertaining performance as boxing manager Joe Gould in Ron Howard’s proudly old-fashioned Depression-era palooka drama.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Since then, Irby has continued to spotlight some of the sport’s most stunning plays and impressive stars, including former Arkansas slugger and current AUSL player Bri Ellis, while also engaging with players from stalwart programs in the comments.—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Faced with a runner on third and one out, Ginn worked out of the jam after surrendering a walk with a key strikeout of Yankees slugger Ryan McMahon followed by a flyout by Austin Wells.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The storytelling is as important as the mise-en-scène—the bar is named for the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan, who spent his life cultivating a mysterious, unconventional persona.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Gone Now, except now its jabs are pointed downward and the boxer is married to a movie star.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mustafa Fteja, 54, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday to obstructing justice, admitting to playing a key role in the bribery plot, which threw Gogic’s trial into disarray and landed the prizefighter’s lawyer in the crosshairs of a federal investigation.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many weekend duffers buy their equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods .—
Tom Rotunno,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Prior to 2023, when the streamer hosted its first live sports event—the Netflix Cup featured F1 drivers and pro duffers squaring off in a nine-hole match—the company brass were adamant about staying out of that lane.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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But a patient pugilist values the muffled thud of shots to the resolve.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Cussing in a gladiator sport like football shouldn’t draw much attention.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Across the foot and ankle, adjustable leather straps wrapped through silver-tone hardware, while a tall shield-like panel rose over the front of the foot and up the shin, giving the sandal a gladiator shape pushed through Owens’ industrial lens.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.—
C.C. Weiss
May 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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“Stumblebum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumblebum. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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