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Recent Examples of blooper
Top posts included an interview with Serena Page hosted by Georgas (197,000), personality bloopers with Georgas and Ken Eurich (142,000), and Satenstein interviewing Alex Consani (138,000).
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The biggest play Mayo was involved in was a blooper that landed between him and left fielder Colton Cowser in the fifth, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
The Tigers were threatening with two men on and two outs, but the four-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman turned a potential run-scoring blooper into a highlight-reel catch to end the inning, leaping and twisting his body to snag Bligh Madris’ soft line drive out of midair.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
The actresses — nominated this year for the Max comedy — chat with EW about their complicated mother-daughter relationship...and Smart's text blooper on Emmy nomination morning.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
The biggest play Mayo was involved in was a blooper that landed between him and left fielder Colton Cowser in the fifth, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
The Tigers were threatening with two men on and two outs, but the four-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman turned a potential run-scoring blooper into a highlight-reel catch to end the inning, leaping and twisting his body to snag Bligh Madris’ soft line drive out of midair.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
The actresses — nominated this year for the Max comedy — chat with EW about their complicated mother-daughter relationship...and Smart's text blooper on Emmy nomination morning.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
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The animation is solid and the little ones will indeed relish the loud antics and the pratfalls while older ones in the crowd might well groan about the overuse of puns.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Something that tonight’s cold open heated up with, drawing from the actual interview transcript on both the FNC pratfall and Baier’s questioning of Joe Biden’s mental faculties.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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The blunder not only allowed a run to score, but extended an inning that would eventually see the Dodgers erase a 5-0 deficit.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The primary issues facing this company highlighted by Jana are capital misallocation, a series of operational blunders and corporate governance failings.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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The flub is believed to have hurt the then-Democratic nominee's presidential race.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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Trump, Vance's running mate, has taken full advantage of Biden's gaffe, arguing that the moment reveals Democrats' true thoughts about half of America.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris' camp has echoed her closing message of unity while still going on offense to capitalize on Trump's recent controversies and gaffes.Axios, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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That meant utilizing tones like pink in curious ways or wearing cropped shirts with the omnipresent bloomer shorts trend.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lingerie dressing ranged from garter belts at Balenciaga, sheer lace bloomers at Chloé, and slipdresses and skirts at Dries Van Noten.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As the holiday season approaches, Jordan is turning his mistake into positive action by using his newfound notoriety to help drive donations to the Rocky Hill Human Services Food Bank, his police department said on social media.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The Suns took advantage of the Clippers’ miscues to pull ahead by what looked to be an insurmountable eight-point lead at 115-107 on a floater by Royce O’Neale.Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Cole then made the most puzzling of miscues.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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