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also bogie
or bogy
1
as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students
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2
as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the child believed bogeys lived in the closet
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Recent Examples of bogey
Instead, a four-shot lead was derailed by bogeys at 11 and 12 and a string of nervy swings that followed.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
With Bodine on the bag, in the pouring rain, DeChambeau made 13 birdies — and one bogey — to shoot a historic 58 during the Sunday round of LIV Greenbrier.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
In fact, Citigroup, while expecting a below-consensus 2.6% GDP pace, sees the inflation gauge hitting the 2% bogey for the quarter, a figure that could help cement a quarter-point reduction in the Fed’s benchmark lending rate when policymakers meet next week.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The defending Olympic champion bogeyed the first hole at Le Golf National with further bogeys following at holes four and seven.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
With Bodine on the bag, in the pouring rain, DeChambeau made 13 birdies — and one bogey — to shoot a historic 58 during the Sunday round of LIV Greenbrier.
—Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
In fact, Citigroup, while expecting a below-consensus 2.6% GDP pace, sees the inflation gauge hitting the 2% bogey for the quarter, a figure that could help cement a quarter-point reduction in the Fed’s benchmark lending rate when policymakers meet next week.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The defending Olympic champion bogeyed the first hole at Le Golf National with further bogeys following at holes four and seven.
—NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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Over the course of January 2025, Williams watched in dread as social media videos and news coverage emerged showing Southern California residents whose homes had been destroyed sifting through the rubble unmasked.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Although Ariel is followed around at all times and experiences several creepy encounters with Alfred, any traces of creeping dread are snuffed out by the monotony of the film’s drab visuals.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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Weathered homes built in Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Craftsman Bungalow, and Queen Anne styles line Hemphill like ghosts from a thriving era.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who saw Chris McKim’s kinetic 2020 documentary collage about the late David Wojnarowicz more than likely was haunted also by the other ghost very much present in that film, Peter Hujar.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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This go round, audiences saw them being buried alive, interrogated by the enemy for hours, running mercilessly, and jumping off a bridge.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration’s version of justice rewards his friends and excludes his enemies.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Essay The Sad Lives of Famous Ghosts Emily Fraser Not everyone's lucky enough to escape their haunts.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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But the real winner is the Haunted Mansion Parlor that fully immerses honorary happy haunts in the atmosphere of the Haunted Mansion ride.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 Dec. 2024
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But as Korean conservatives prepare for a long night of wrestling with their demons, liberals are facing troubles of their own.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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What if Valeri Nichushkin’s personal demons hadn’t led to him leaving the team in the playoffs for two straight years?—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Can James Franklin officially shed the big-game bugaboo?—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Three-pointer propensity and lack of defense are the two main bugaboos observers point to.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Invisible had lost four of its cofounders and had to go back to its few loyal angel investors for more money.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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Now 31, Styles is a brand founder and an angel investor in the British label SS Daley, sitting front row at the Liverpudlian’s London Fashion Week show in September.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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From Mesopotamian mythologies to Y2K narratives and beyond, people have long been telling tales about the end—floods, comets, plagues, and now nuclear annihilation, rogue A.I., and, yes, more plagues.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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The deadly deal with the devil — or in this case, vampire — unleashes a plague on the couple’s village in this remake of the 1922 German Expressionist classic.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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