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also bogie
or bogy
1
as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students
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2
as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the child believed bogeys lived in the closet
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Recent Examples of bogey
The run finally ended with a bogey at the par-4 14th.
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Kirk Kenney, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
McIlroy, meanwhile, had two birdies and just one bogey through the same stretch to create some distance between the two former Ryder Cup teammates.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Novak made three bogeys and a birdie around the turn, while English began his string of pars, repeatedly getting up and down with minimal fuss.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
And shooting the best score of the day on the course considered one of the toughest on tour, with seven birdies and zero bogeys.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
McIlroy, meanwhile, had two birdies and just one bogey through the same stretch to create some distance between the two former Ryder Cup teammates.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Novak made three bogeys and a birdie around the turn, while English began his string of pars, repeatedly getting up and down with minimal fuss.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
And shooting the best score of the day on the course considered one of the toughest on tour, with seven birdies and zero bogeys.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
Noun
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Over the past few weeks, my family has watched with dread as the Trump administration has closed the borders of the United States to asylum seekers and refugees just like in World War II.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2025
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For many, there's a feeling of dread associated with software updates to your favorite gadget.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some brands are diligent about paying fairly and on time, while others entirely ghost after the work is done or almost offensive offer rates.—
Kristen Bousquet,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The ghosts of disasters past are plentiful for Leeds at QPR, and Farke wanted an exorcism.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The idea that the most dangerous threats aren't always foreign enemies but those operating within one's own ranks mirrors real-world concerns about internal security breaches and shifting allegiances.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The establishment is the enemy; the professors are the enemy.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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On a recent afternoon at one of Larson’s old haunts, the Ear Inn on Spring Street, another question hung in the air: Who is Laurie?—
Rachel Sherman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The team also retrofitted the interiors of local Jersey spots into Dylan’s early performing haunts.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
25 Dec. 2024
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But what looks like a generic action series takes an immediate and delightful turn to the paranormal: Hub dies and is brought back by the devil himself, who enlists him as a bounty hunter to bring demons back to hell.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other and their own personal demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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Without Anthony Davis, the Warriors’ biggest (literally) bugaboo wouldn’t be a factor.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Next week, George was trained as a chef, but he's got one frustrating bugaboo in the kitchen.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
20 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Soma Capital, Afore Capital and other angel investors also participated in the round.—
Tim Baysinger,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The move reunites Lin with Reeves, who became an angel investor in the filmmaker’s latest drama and return to indie roots, Last Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Of course, the Pythons didn’t live through the plague themselves—and today, their sketch likely renders very differently for viewers who have undergone an experience of mass death.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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In my opinion, movies don’t get much better than this timelessly urgent piece of art that is far from a simple morality tale, that never offers easy answers to cyclically present problems that plague society.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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