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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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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
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.
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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
His back nine was particularly challenging as the weather conditions deteriorated, resulting in one bogey and no birdies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Each hole is considered a Par 3, and scores are determined by where a shot lands: a hole in one earns one point; inside the circle is a birdie (2); on the green earns a par (3); and a ball landing off the green is a bogey (4).
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
His back nine was particularly challenging as the weather conditions deteriorated, resulting in one bogey and no birdies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Each hole is considered a Par 3, and scores are determined by where a shot lands: a hole in one earns one point; inside the circle is a birdie (2); on the green earns a par (3); and a ball landing off the green is a bogey (4).
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
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Filming their every outspoken thought and conversation whether in the newsroom, at home, on the street or in cars driving around frigid Moscow, the director channels the growing sense of dread as the government crackdown accelerates and the war nears.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Read More: Scientists Debate Why Childbirth is So Brutal Epidural Risks and Research Unfortunately, myths and out-of-date information continue to inspire fear and dread of the procedure.—
Stephen C. George,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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So the unseen figure of the ghost becomes an expression of the filmmaker’s power over the frame, evoking the sadistic-voyeuristic nature of cinema in general and genre cinema in particular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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Republicans are comparably less inclined to see it as an enemy than are Americans overall.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Article 2 was the party’s enemies list: the U.S., Europe, NATO, and the United Nations.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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David Hockney: An article in the Feb. 12 Entertainment section about the artist’s L.A. haunts said Gemini G.E.L. stands for Graphic Editions Ltd. and is on Santa Monica Boulevard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles In true Kors style, the spring images capture the joy of traveling the world in style as Waterhouse and Lerman stroll through the Old Town, splash around in Ibiza’s crystalline waters and discover locals-only haunts.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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The temple is famous for its towering gopurams (gateway towers), each covered in a riot of colors and adorned with intricate sculptures of deities, demons, and mythical creatures from Hindu mythology.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Here, Hausmann-Stokes talks to Deadline about his upbringing, confronting personal demons, uncovering nuanced and engaging Veteran stories.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 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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Can James Franklin officially shed the big-game bugaboo?—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Only Hackman could shift like that, from raconteur to angel of death.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The weirdest stuff in the movie belongs to Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard’s roles as Christmas angels who narrate the story and get into some hi-jinks on the side.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to Stanford historian Walter Scheidel, over the past 2,000 years, only four forces have reversed growing economic inequality: mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The progress is undone; however, when two kids' excursion into an infected zone sets events in motion, the zombie plague spread throughout the community.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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