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Recent Examples of duffer
Erickson was her boat's duffer and responsible for the map, but had been too distracted socializing.
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Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
Certainly there is value in showing clips of Al Michaels’ golf swing, which made every duffer feel better about his/her swing, and in breaking down clips of Phil Mickelson tossing a football (quicker release than Trey Lance).
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021
Playing on the same course as some of the game’s greatest golfers can do that to a duffer like me, or any golfer, no matter their skill level.
—oregonlive, 5 July 2021
The designer and builder of the putting strips shown here says any patio putter or deck duffer can do the same.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2021
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Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
Certainly there is value in showing clips of Al Michaels’ golf swing, which made every duffer feel better about his/her swing, and in breaking down clips of Phil Mickelson tossing a football (quicker release than Trey Lance).
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021
Playing on the same course as some of the game’s greatest golfers can do that to a duffer like me, or any golfer, no matter their skill level.
—oregonlive, 5 July 2021
The designer and builder of the putting strips shown here says any patio putter or deck duffer can do the same.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duffer
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What To Know Using advanced climate simulations, the research team explored how future atmospheric rivers will interact with oceanic conditions such as surface temperatures and water mixing.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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As Shutdown Nears More Of North Korea’s Giant Howitzers Roll Into Russia What Pavia’s Win Means (And Doesn’t) For The NCAA And JUCO Transfers From Vision To Reality Shell is pushing the boundaries of AI beyond simulations into practical applications.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recycled pop bottles are made into carpets and seat linings, and cotton shoddy—used to make blue jeans—is recycled and turned into sound insulation.Katherine LaGrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2018
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Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowedCraig Ballinger, Slate Magazine, 20 Mar. 2017
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As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
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The physicians lining up with Teirstein are not a bunch of stumblebums afraid of a few tests.Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2015
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The powerful synthetic opioid, which carries 50 times the potency of heroin, has spread widely in the last decade.Dan Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anne Milgram, who was appointed to the office by President Joe Biden in 2021, spoke after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that in 2023, 69 percent of all overdose deaths were linked to the lethal synthetic opioid.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024
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That’s the memorable insult that James Kennedy (the DJ of the group) hurled at Tom Sandoval (the resident lout) last season after Sandoval — who had a girlfriend — became romantically involved with Kennedy’s ex-girlfriend.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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In Freeform's brand new series, Scam Goddess, based on her book and podcast of the same name, the comedian is taking her sense for swindles on the road.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The videos are being used in investment scams, such as romance swindles, and in other ways.Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Duffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duffer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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