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also crumby
as in poor
falling short of a standard
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
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Recent Examples of crummy
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In All Fours, an unnamed 44-year-old narrator tries to set off on a road trip from LA to New York City, only to decide instead to stop in a motel in a crummy suburb 20 minutes from her house, blow $20,000 on redecorating the room, and embark on a sexless affair with a younger man.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In All Fours, an unnamed 44-year-old narrator tries to set off on a road trip from LA to New York City, only to decide instead to stop in a motel in a crummy suburb 20 minutes from her house, blow $20,000 on redecorating the room, and embark on a sexless affair with a younger man.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crummy
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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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More than 40% of pregnant people were exposed to extreme heat, and nearly three-quarters lived in areas with poor air quality, the report found.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Zach Wilson’s younger brother settled in as the game progressed, but then threw a bad INT in the fourth to end Utah’s comeback attempt.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Dilettante listing brokers can also cost sellers with bad marketing, weird staging, and a lack of responsiveness.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Give Back To Maui After the horrible 2023 wildfires in Maui, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua reopened on October 8, 2023, and it’s been going strong and welcoming guests with open arms since then.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is also a great matchup against a horrible Jaguars passing defense.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile Kelly Oubre, who was terrible with the Warriors, has found success with Philadelphia.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Elsbeth and Kaya are suspicious of Roselyn, even after Valentina’s quick assessment — supported by the medical examiner — that Claude’s death was a terrible accident.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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By stark contrast, Manchester United have endured a dreadful start to their Premier League campaign.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Gannon’s defense has been particularly dreadful on third down, allowing opponents to convert 52.1% of their opportunities.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Uncontrolled, open-source diffusion could give rise to smaller gangs or tribes with substandard but substantial AI capacities, sufficient to administer to, provide for, and defend themselves within some limited scope.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Workers commonly suffer from wage theft, threats and substandard living conditions, The Post found.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tyson was known for his brutal knockouts, as his first 19 fights ended early — 12 in the first round.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In our age of brutal wars, authoritarian politics, cultures of contempt, and technology that promises to replace us with machines, what is left of the idea of the human being?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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But most women know that when given a lousy assignment, the trick is to work doubly hard to prove doubters wrong.Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The only thing scarier than lousy Smarch weather is time’s refusal to march forward.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crummy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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