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also crumby
as in poor
falling short of a standard
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
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Recent Examples of crummy
But rarely does anyone reserve the same kind of generosity for a piece of crummy old software.
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 9 May 2023
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crummy
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Baby is a poor sleeper, so the mother has to tend to him day and night while also running the household.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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That being said, today was a very poor outing as breadth (advancers vs. decliners) was awful in both markets.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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While working as an advocate for victims of domestic violence herself, she was attacked by someone else’s abuser and her symptoms got worse, particularly trouble with her balance.Marina Kopf, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Zoom out: Local sports fans are ready to put this dreadful year behind them.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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That was one of the lone bright spots in an otherwise dreadful day offensively.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Counterfeit goods pose significant risks to shoppers' health and safety, as they are frequently made from substandard materials, produced in unregulated and unsanitary environments, and mislabeled with inaccurate information, according to CBP.Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Maybe worse, it’s largely been the same story as the last few seasons: An exciting and talented core has too many lapses at too many wrong moments, and pays for it because of substandard goaltending.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Winter's brutal grip is continuing Friday for millions across the eastern U.S. as temperatures remain well below average.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of prisoners have now been freed, many after decades of incarceration in brutal conditions.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is my Christmas wish for a Lakers franchise that has lost the town to the Dodgers, lost the season because of a lousy roster, and just lost by 41 points to Pat Riley.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Too many scenes are sweetened with lousy ADR gags, a real case of subtraction by addition.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crummy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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