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or doozie
also doozer
as in dream
something very good of its kind
you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy
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Recent Examples of doozy
Each season, Casa Amor is a doozy: the couples are split up by gender between the original villa and Casa and meet a new set of bombshells meant to test their relationships.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Essentially a beefed-up version of its 2017 predecessor, Nintendo’s latest hardware arrives with a bona fide doozy: an open-world Mario Kart game.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
One of the researchers behind that last doozy, Dr. Gustav Nyström, and his colleague Ashutosh Sinha from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have cracked a whole new way to leverage the strange and magical properties of fungal mycelium.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 May 2025
While the sponsor seems to have changed this year again (from MSC Cruises to AWS), the official name remains a doozy: the Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
Essentially a beefed-up version of its 2017 predecessor, Nintendo’s latest hardware arrives with a bona fide doozy: an open-world Mario Kart game.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
One of the researchers behind that last doozy, Dr. Gustav Nyström, and his colleague Ashutosh Sinha from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have cracked a whole new way to leverage the strange and magical properties of fungal mycelium.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 May 2025
While the sponsor seems to have changed this year again (from MSC Cruises to AWS), the official name remains a doozy: the Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
Noun
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You might feel called to profess your love, take next steps in your relationship, or start building your dream life in some actionable way.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 2025
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For us, the dream meal starts with their heirloom tomato gazpacho, a pitch-perfect pairing of sweet and tangy.—
Constance Ogle,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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This isn't necessarily surprising, as some pop-cultural phenomenons have had generation-spanning appeal before.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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These tribes took notice of the phenomenon called the Gould Belt, a string of stars that trace the path of the Milky Way.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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As Tanna and Wash grow closer, the series highlights the joys and wonder of new love amid the most perilous obstacles.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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Today, birth rates have been declining, yet Disney has built its audience by charming generations of adults into holding onto the wonder and whimsy of childhood.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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Through exhibits, publications and educational programs, the museum educates its millions of visitors about the beauty and cultural significance of country music.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Just 45 minutes south of Lisbon, this port town has become one of the most talked-about retirement spots in the country, known for its sheer beauty and proximity to the city.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Reinhart, who scored the game-winner in Game 7 of the Cup Final last year, opened scoring 4:36 with a beaut of an individual effort.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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Check out this sliding beaut: Crawford’s skeptics, however, will point to an elevated ground-ball rate (63.8%) and his next-to-nil power (only one home run) as reasons to leave him in the minors.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Doozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doozy. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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