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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
Don't give them a clunker, though: Many top insurers have discounts for anti-lock brakes, anti-theft devices and passive restraints.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The Broncos went out and got the skill talent this offseason — from Evan Engram to J.K. Dobbins, from RJ Harvey to Pat Bryant — to elevate an offense that put up a clunker in their wild-card round loss to the Buffalo Bills.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Jolly Rancher devoted entire bags to it after fans bemoaned having to fight for the good stuff when it’s presented alongside total clunkers in their mixed bags, and real heads know Watermelon Sour Patch Kids are the best flavor.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
That’s especially true for Yarbrough, though Warren has shown signs growth despite some clunkers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The Broncos went out and got the skill talent this offseason — from Evan Engram to J.K. Dobbins, from RJ Harvey to Pat Bryant — to elevate an offense that put up a clunker in their wild-card round loss to the Buffalo Bills.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Jolly Rancher devoted entire bags to it after fans bemoaned having to fight for the good stuff when it’s presented alongside total clunkers in their mixed bags, and real heads know Watermelon Sour Patch Kids are the best flavor.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
That’s especially true for Yarbrough, though Warren has shown signs growth despite some clunkers.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
Noun
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Some French gunner, now long dead, had lifted it from a crate, shoved it into the breech of a cannon and fired it during that horrible year of 1916.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The TikTok clip shows the guilty-looking canine sitting in his crate after a moment of destructive chewing.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bureau staff were told the group itself, already gutted as part of mass layoffs at the State Department in July, would refocus on migration diplomacy and disaster response rather than its traditional refugee focus.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That question frames an episode that opens not with battle, but with the kind of stillness that comes before disaster.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wilson argued the Charlotte attack resulted from several failures, from lax ticket enforcement to reliance on private security, rather than policies from Cooper’s tenure.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, as a photojournalist working with the Kansas City Defender and as the creator of the upcoming podcast Fountain City Files, Harrison focuses on stories involving missing Black women, systemic failures in law enforcement and community neglect.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Added to this was a disillusioning disappointment with the mechanisms of the art world.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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