1
a
b
: one that howls
2
: a humorous and ridiculous blunder
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Body Count’s cover appears on their eighth studio album, Merciless, which features collaborations with death metal howler Corpsegrinder, Light the Torch singer Howard Jones and Soulfly vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Last outpost Consider the Court’s 2022 ruling in another howler, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
These were all obvious howlers — yet none of it was corrected by the moderators and little by the struggling president.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Last outpost Consider the Court’s 2022 ruling in another howler, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
These were all obvious howlers — yet none of it was corrected by the moderators and little by the struggling president.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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howler
noun
howl·er
ˈhau̇-lər 
1
: one that howls
2
: a stupid and ridiculous blunder
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