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as in blunder
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Recent Examples of howler
Body Count’s cover appears on their eighth studio album, Merciless, which features collaborations with death metal howler Corpsegrinder, Light the Torch singer Howard Jones and Soulfly vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?
—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
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
Galaxy shining bright ’Keeper howler of the season?
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howler
Noun
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The blunder occurred while Trump, 78, was speaking with reporters at Joint Base Andrews military facility in Maryland after giving a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 14.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The longer-term question is how much more patience and grace Trump’s base will grant Bondi, who already bears scars as the central figure in arguably the administration’s earliest blunder.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who was on duty during the January 6 Capitol riot, and comedian Cliff Cash are also listed as speakers at the protest.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Yeah, the winner is a bummer — Stefan was robbed — but the journey getting there is a riot.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Recent flubs committed by influencers selected to lead high-profile interviews have left many onlookers asking, where are the journalists?—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Emma Stone, Oprah work out flubs at Oscar rehearsal: 'This isn't really real' What makes the perfect GlamBOT?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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Even if real life divorce is not that funny, this comic take on divorce is set to offer some welcome laughs.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Garner and Affleck came together to celebrate their youngest child's 13th birthday at a paintball party for Samuel on March 2, where they were seen sharing a laugh and hug.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The laidback energy resonated throughout the entire night, which featured minor goofs from Timothée Chalamet and Jessica Williams along with comical bits reuniting cast members from our favorite shows of the past.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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So far, these little goofs include, but are not limited to, momentarily laying off people who oversee the nuclear-weapons stockpile and cancelling Ebola-prevention measures.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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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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Our driver, Stu, was a hoot and snuck in a couple of impromptu stops at Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest street, and the historic Dunedin Railway Station, an architectural landmark considered to be the most photographed building in New Zealand.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The prolonged hoots and hollers that followed, so soon after the concert’s start, said it all: there were two stars in the house.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howler. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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