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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
Reigns, in particular, shines throughout and his clunkers against Undertaker or Brock Lesnar seem long in the rearview.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The rest of the starting staff has a 7.23 ERA after Stroman’s clunker.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several of them have been, to put it politely, clunkers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
That’s right around where Dumbo was, jeez: That Tim Burton clunker did $15.2M on its opening day for a near $46M 3-day off a much cheaper production cost than Snow White ($170M versus $270M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The rest of the starting staff has a 7.23 ERA after Stroman’s clunker.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several of them have been, to put it politely, clunkers.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
That’s right around where Dumbo was, jeez: That Tim Burton clunker did $15.2M on its opening day for a near $46M 3-day off a much cheaper production cost than Snow White ($170M versus $270M).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
Noun
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That cargo is then loaded onto container handlers that operate exclusively within the confines of the port, bringing the crates closer to the roads or rail lines that will take them further.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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Statues are shown tagged and wrapped before shipment, sealed in wooden crates, drilled shut as if in reverse enslavement, and soon to be carted away by a white crew wearing Covid masks.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The first episode features the recreation by actors of actual communication or lack of communication between the pilot and his junior officer that led to these disasters.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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After the fires, the governor formed the Climate Advisory Team (CAT) to develop climate disaster policy recommendations.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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And when strategy is rolled out, is space built in for reflection, revision and learning, or is deviation still seen as failure?—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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After a blockbuster offseason that included several win-now additions like Garrett Crochet, Walker Buehler and Alex Bregman, the Red Sox have been a disappointment so far.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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