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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
Noun
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Of course, the simulation itself can’t be brought to the digital marketing world (not yet, at least), but the excitement of getting consumers to engage, personalize and create dream cars with a few screen taps is no longer a distant fantasy.—
Michael Della Penna,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Next up is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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 allowed—
Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
Noun
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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
Noun
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Other times, drugs such as heroin, meth or cocaine were believed to be laced with the powerful synthetic opioid.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The brand was recently dubbed one of two frontrunners out of 50 brands in Changing Market Foundation’s latest report ‘Fashion’s Plastic Paralysis’ which explored policies in place to mitigate microplastic release from textiles, in particular synthetics like polyester and nylon.—
Amy Nguyen,
Forbes,
20 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
Noun
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The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected for a fee.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Jan. 2025
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Speaking about her latest endeavor, Mosley walks PEOPLE through her approach to swindles and stings as viewers will soon see on TV.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Duffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duffer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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