Noun
The seeds must have been duds because the plants never grew.
She put on her new duds for the party.
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Noun
Lee’s first year in San Francisco was a dud for multiple reasons.—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 But the novel’s debut on April 10, 1925, was a dud.—Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Duplass’ Michael is a dud, sorta sweet but totally spineless.—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025 After back-to-back losses— a dud performance and a choke job — San Francisco played a team wholly inferior in the New England Patriots.—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dud
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