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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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In a 2024 paper, Siraj and his co-authors ran simulations of the solar system, including an extra planet beyond Neptune.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Some 270 simulations resulted in a 269-269 Electoral College tie.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 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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In addition, the market is expecting hybrid synthetics soon which enable users to trade a thematic index on their choses exchange or platform that buys, sells and rebalances cryptoassets which are hosted on both non-custodial and custodial solutions.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Changing Markets noted that Reformation, which has committed to reduce synthetics to less than 1 percent of total sourcing by 2025 is on track to do so, with synthetics currently 2.56 percent.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 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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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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Some crypto schemes involve crooks offering to help victims recover money lost in prior crypto swindles.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 21 Nov. 2024.
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