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Recent Examples of blooper
In a 24-17 loss to the New York Jets on Sept. 15, Levis made the blooper reel with a ridiculous, improvised lateral deep in New York territory that resulted in a turnover.
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Top posts included an interview with Serena Page hosted by Georgas (197,000), personality bloopers with Georgas and Ken Eurich (142,000), and Satenstein interviewing Alex Consani (138,000).
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The biggest play Mayo was involved in was a blooper that landed between him and left fielder Colton Cowser in the fifth, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
The Tigers were threatening with two men on and two outs, but the four-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman turned a potential run-scoring blooper into a highlight-reel catch to end the inning, leaping and twisting his body to snag Bligh Madris’ soft line drive out of midair.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Top posts included an interview with Serena Page hosted by Georgas (197,000), personality bloopers with Georgas and Ken Eurich (142,000), and Satenstein interviewing Alex Consani (138,000).
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The biggest play Mayo was involved in was a blooper that landed between him and left fielder Colton Cowser in the fifth, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
The Tigers were threatening with two men on and two outs, but the four-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman turned a potential run-scoring blooper into a highlight-reel catch to end the inning, leaping and twisting his body to snag Bligh Madris’ soft line drive out of midair.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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The animation is solid and the little ones will indeed relish the loud antics and the pratfalls while older ones in the crowd might well groan about the overuse of puns.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sunday, Stroud threw two interceptions and ran out of the back of the end zone while avoiding a pass rusher with 1:13 left, a blunder that resulted in a safety that sealed the Tennessee Titans’ 32-27 victory.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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The biggest drama surrounding the Browns this season has nothing to do with quarterback play, personnel decisions or on-field blunders.Troy Smith, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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Body Count’s cover appears on their eighth studio album, Merciless, which features collaborations with death metal howler Corpsegrinder, Light the Torch singer Howard Jones and Soulfly vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
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Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s camp had its own flubs in the final stretch.Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, in the days since the book's release, some fans noticed some big flubs within the book.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Dodgers, of course, rallied from a 5-0 deficit when the Yankees suffered an epic meltdown in the top of the fifth, committing two physical errors and one mental gaffe that allowed the Dodgers to score five unearned runs in an eventual 7-6 series-clinching win.Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the gaffes, misreads and contradictions by the 13-person committee were frequent and severe.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Bring the beauty and aroma of chocolate cosmos to your own garden by learning how to grow and care for these unique bloomers. Plant Attributes Common Name Chocolate Cosmos Botanical Name Cosmos atrosanguineus Family Asteraceae Plant Type Perennial, Herbaceous Mature Size 24-36 in.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024
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That meant utilizing tones like pink in curious ways or wearing cropped shirts with the omnipresent bloomer shorts trend.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
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Currency with mistakes can also be worth a lot, so be on the lookout for modern dimes without the S mark.Miguel Legoas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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But getting the technology to follow open-ended commands reliably remains a challenge, with the risk that errors could translate into costly and hard-to-undo mistakes.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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Florida converted two of the miscues into 10 points while the other ended the Seminoles’ best drive when James wrestled away the ball from tailback Lawrance Toafili at the Gators’ 20 and UF leading 7-0.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
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The rest of the afternoon was filled with miscues, the kind that separate good teams from bad teams, and right now, the Colts look like a bad team.James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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