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as in blunder
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Recent Examples of howler
Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Last outpost Consider the Court’s 2022 ruling in another howler, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
These were all obvious howlers — yet none of it was corrected by the moderators and little by the struggling president.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Costa Rica is also one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, which means visitors can see sloths, howler and squirrel monkeys, as well as whales that migrate just off the Pacific Coast.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
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Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Last outpost Consider the Court’s 2022 ruling in another howler, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
—Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
These were all obvious howlers — yet none of it was corrected by the moderators and little by the struggling president.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Costa Rica is also one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, which means visitors can see sloths, howler and squirrel monkeys, as well as whales that migrate just off the Pacific Coast.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howler
Noun
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At first a distant roar, everyone’s screams were drowned out by the first of the top rally cars tearing past.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2025
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The last part of the 911 call contains nothing but ear-piercing screams from two of Franklins’ sons, then aged 9 and 5, who witnessed it all.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Just like when Trump recently helped legitimize Maduro by sending White House special envoy Richard Grenell to meet with the Venezuelan dictator and pose in smiling pictures with him, Trump’s de facto abandonment of pro-democracy groups in the hemisphere is a major blunder.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Foreign policy is hard, but this is just a very big early blunder.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump was impeached twice during his first term—first over allegations of abuse of power regarding Ukraine and later for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, two separate groups of FBI agents sued the administration over a request for information about FBI employees who worked on criminal investigations of Trump and of people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many defendants care primarily about resolving the case, being able to deduct the payment, and not being on the hook for any tax flubs the plaintiff makes.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere in the interview, Ferrell explained why the mysterious line flub happened.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Will Ferrell's physical comedy still gets all the laughs on Saturday Night Live.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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But at least Kristen Wiig provided reliable laughs as weirdo singing sister Dooneese.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite its initial high price tag and a series of production and financial goofs, the car was well-received by many.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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One wonders if a bigger dose of humility might follow any goofs in the company’s NFL Christmas Day doubleheader.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And, even more unfortunately, the conversations that Dreux and Alyssa have are not exactly knee-slappers.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2025
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Those rules are broken and the results are messy, monstrous and metaphorical in a hilariously jaw-dropping hoot about beauty and self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Jon Heder is a dull vacancy that Ferrell keeps trying to spur into action, but the rest of the supporting cast is a hoot, particularly Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a rival skating duo.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howler. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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