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or doozie
also doozer
as in dream
something very good of its kind
you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy
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Recent Examples of doozy
Even by Cowboys standards, though, the 2024 season was a doozy.
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Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Tortorella delivered another doozy on Friday after being asked about facing the Philadelphia Flyers' former draft pick Cutter Gauthier in Saturday afternoon's date with the Anaheim Ducks.
—Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The episode jumps right into the very last immunity challenge, which looks like a doozy.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
For the genre born in the 1980s, labyrinthine settings have long been Metroidvania’s defining feature, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown delivers a doozy: a mountaintop fortress in which time has gone haywire.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Tortorella delivered another doozy on Friday after being asked about facing the Philadelphia Flyers' former draft pick Cutter Gauthier in Saturday afternoon's date with the Anaheim Ducks.
—Sean Treppedi, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The episode jumps right into the very last immunity challenge, which looks like a doozy.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
For the genre born in the 1980s, labyrinthine settings have long been Metroidvania’s defining feature, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown delivers a doozy: a mountaintop fortress in which time has gone haywire.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doozy
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Melina is the mother of a mixed family, led by patriarch Tim (an often unnecessary naked Lars Eidinger), who himself is a former leftist who’s killed his own years-dead liberal dreams by selling out to a company that makes performatively humanitarian promos for planet-wrecking corporations.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Certain feathers take on a bright or yellow-green appearance, due to a phenomenon known as biofluorescence.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Louis Vuitton Spring 2025 Men’s Capsule Collection Has Arrived Synaesthesia is a phenomenon that allows humans to sense in an enriching way, whether that is through music or colors.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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Liverpool’s prize for topping the league-phase table is a humdinger of a showdown with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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On Monday night, the writers presented me with a real humdinger of a stupid thing to make famous people do: putting something in their mouths that was either sweet, savory, or a piece of paper.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2024
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But Salonga proves that less is indeed more when backed by trust in the material and guided by the artistic precision of a naturally gifted wonder.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Last Ranger, making one wonder: Do Academy voters need the theme of every movie spelled out for them in bold typeface?—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ulta is the largest beauty retailer in the U.S., and this is considered the biggest exclusive hair launch in its history.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Trending Video How Central Park Was Created Entirely By Design and Not By Nature St. Barts is not the easiest place to get to—but the beauty is worth the schlep.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Kitsch makes some of our favorites, and this gold beaut is a 2023 Best of Beauty winner.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
17 Sep. 2024
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Styled by Max Ortega September 3, 2024 HIGH AND MIGHTY Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.—
Sean Thomas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2024
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Understatement has its merits, but so too does a bolt of pure whimsy—just ask model Abby Champion (near right) and her corker of a Stefan Cooke hat; stefancooke.co.uk.—
Sean Thomas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Doozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doozy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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