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as in downs
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer
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as in disappointments
something that disappoints
the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer
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as in disasters
something that has failed
that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer
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as in beggars
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living
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Recent Examples of bummers
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
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By San Diego standards, this saga stands as one of the weirder bummers involving a professional sports team and one of its stars.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummers
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Through years of navigating the ups and downs of podcasting, Mercury Podcast Founder and CEO Liam Heffernan noticed a striking gap in the industry.
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That’s how the 10-Petal has weathered the ups and downs of the cattle industry in the past.
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The Braves are finally good again after a series of disappointments.
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Engagement is nonnegotiable; the only real choice is whether to pair cash with deep understanding or keep deploying context-blind models and relive the same disappointments.
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Cheap financial capital has flooded into the industry, lowering the cost of protecting against disasters, but Bäte thinks the trend cannot continue forever.
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City leaders recognize the difficulty for families and communities dealing with vacant disasters.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
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According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
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Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
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The former, in which Burnett and Hamilton did a song-and-dance routine as Dust Bowl-era hobos, marked the first of several times that the two performed together.
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From oversized, slouchy hobos to structured East-West silhouettes and laptop-ready work totes, this season’s best suede bags deliver a luxurious polish that will elevate every fall wardrobe.
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There have been few comments about improvements or calamities, other than the usual notes that battery life was reduced immediately after installation, which is commonplace.
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To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
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“Bummers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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