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as in disaster
something that has failed
a real clunker, the movie was soon littering the shelves of video stores everywhere
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Recent Examples of clunker
The Cleveland Browns, four days off a clunker that was embarrassing even by their standards in New Orleans, weren’t supposed to shove around the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After throwing up clunkers from long range in the first half, Dayton attempted three 3s in the second half, hitting two of them.
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode had some really strong spots, some deep clunkers, and a lot of clips the Kamala HQ Twitter account is going to be reposting in the next few days.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After throwing up clunkers from long range in the first half, Dayton attempted three 3s in the second half, hitting two of them.
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode had some really strong spots, some deep clunkers, and a lot of clips the Kamala HQ Twitter account is going to be reposting in the next few days.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
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The five-month-old gorilla was discovered in a crate on a flight from Nigeria and was destined for Bangkok, Thailand.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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After the match, Rhodes and Owens brawled on a production crate, leading to Rhodes spearing Owens through a table.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Another would allow for disaster housing to transition into affordable housing.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Related article What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Not typically covered is the cost of scheduled maintenance, wear-and-tear items like brake pads and windshield wiper blades, and failure caused by abuse or improper maintenance.Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Technological failures and fires swallow family photos.Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Söderblom’s bounce-back game ended in disappointment.Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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And yet Burns often got the hardest assignments, the ones with big potential rewards but that were more likely to end in disappointment, or at least ambiguity.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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