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Recent Examples of blooper
Luke Raley got beat on a pitch inside but his blooper found grass in left field and tied the game.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Check out our exclusive blooper reel above, and then keep an eye on cast member Melissa O’Neil’s Instagram on Monday, Dec. 2, for a brand-new batch of boo-boos and blunders.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Nov. 2024
The show even resorts to running bloopers at the end of each episode — the ultimate sign of desperation.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
Without revealing spoilers, there is a mid-credits gag reel and bloopers that appear after a brief round of credits and a post-credits scene that plays at the very end.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
Check out our exclusive blooper reel above, and then keep an eye on cast member Melissa O’Neil’s Instagram on Monday, Dec. 2, for a brand-new batch of boo-boos and blunders.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Nov. 2024
The show even resorts to running bloopers at the end of each episode — the ultimate sign of desperation.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
Without revealing spoilers, there is a mid-credits gag reel and bloopers that appear after a brief round of credits and a post-credits scene that plays at the very end.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
Noun
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Then, in another sequence, Mahomes took a pratfall, aka flop.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Gilpin left the show with a pile of Emmy nominations and an expertise for harrowing, physical stunts that should come in handy with the acrobatic pratfalls required of Mary; though unlike GLOW’s wrestling mats, there are no springs beneath the Lyceum stage.—
Christopher Barnard,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have long known that DNA-copying systems make the occasional blunder—that’s how cancers often start—but only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The blunder occurred during the triple toss-up round on Thursday, January 16.—
Aaron Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hubble the resident howler was impressed & showed her the ropes.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Those type of flubs will likely make progressive allies more nervous about his condition, and will be swarmed by political foes on the right who for years have depicted Biden as feeble.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
The Courier-Journal,
12 July 2024
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And those gaffes are pointed out in front of the whole team, even if they are committed by esteemed leaders.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Other social media users were also concerned about Hegseth’s gaffe.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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These trees are a triple threat, said Los Angeles County Arboretum arborist Frank McDonough: beautiful bloomers in late summer with clouds of frilly flowers in purples, pinks, fuchsia and white; dramatic red and gold leaves in the fall; and sculptural bark that makes the bare tree lovely in winter.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Consider potting some of these winter bloomers in containers to dress up the porch or patio.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Weiner, the director of government and elections at the Brennan Center for Justice, said the legal deadlines were set in part so that there would be time to make revisions before the Electoral Votes were cast in the event of a mistake or legal challenge.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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That portrays the Court as an institution that has made historic mistakes on citizenship and need not be trusted as the sole authority on the meaning of the Constitution.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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After some miscues earlier in the game, Jackson was lights-out on the Ravens’ final drive.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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But a few special teams miscues and a relentless fourth-quarter blitz by Kansas City were a major factor in Houston’s 23-14 loss.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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