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Noun
The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
She put on her new duds for the party.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Even an actor as well regarded as Paul Giamatti is going to turn out a few duds throughout an otherwise illustrious career.
—Graeme Carey, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
Russian cluster munitions reportedly have a dud rate of as high as 40%.
—Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
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Noun
While blockbusters filled seats in theaters this year, there were also plenty of duds.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Even an actor as well regarded as Paul Giamatti is going to turn out a few duds throughout an otherwise illustrious career.
—Graeme Carey, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
After back-to-back losses— a dud performance and a choke job — San Francisco played a team wholly inferior in the New England Patriots.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
Russian cluster munitions reportedly have a dud rate of as high as 40%.
—Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
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“Dud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dud. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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