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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 Final Four was a bit of a clunker compared to the rest of the tournament, which was fantastic.
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Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
The Master of Suspense has several winners in his filmography, as well as a few clunkers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
But there were some clunkers in there too.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite Tuesday’s outing, his early clunkers may have already sunk his chances to make the team.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
The Master of Suspense has several winners in his filmography, as well as a few clunkers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
But there were some clunkers in there too.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Despite Tuesday’s outing, his early clunkers may have already sunk his chances to make the team.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunker
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Boeing has reached confidential pre-trial settlements in most of the dozens of wrongful death lawsuits filed in connection with the Ethiopian Airlines disaster and a similar 737 Max crash five months earlier off the coast of Indonesia that together killed 346 people.—
Rio Yamat,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But the 48-year-old former San Francisco County supervisor’s solution — a single-payer-style public disaster insurance program — is poorly defined and presents an enormous risk for a state struggling with chronic deficits.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
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The Virginia house of burgesses voted to thank him and the militia for their service, with the lawmakers attributing the defeat to the failure of the other colonies to come to Virginia’s aid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Rory McIlroy thinks back on three holes — his failure to birdie the par-5 ninth and the par-5 16th, and a big miss in his biggest moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Teams are at the center of the action when competing against another, complete with the celebrations and disappointments that are the hallmarks of any game show.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Fitzgerald said there’s no lingering disappointment following last weekend’s three losses, just excitement as his team attempts to claim the league title ahead of the postseason Big 12 tourney and NCAAs.—
Gary Bedore
May 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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With zero tangible downside for the loser of the game.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The two no longer share much passion together, and Paulette mostly sees Henri as a loser who failed at several business ventures before arriving in Vichy and trying to make a name for himself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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For much the same reason, developers, architects and builders are starting to stress proactively designing for climate catastrophe.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Local elections in England are usually low-stakes affairs, but this year’s results proved to be a catastrophe for the Labour Party.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Clunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunker. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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