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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 for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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The truth is, sure—the odd primal scream or rage run probably isn’t gonna hurt ya.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After coalescing with ultranationalists to establish the nation's furthest right government in late 2022, the former special forces commando who had already become Israel's longest serving premier largely deflected criticism over the intelligence blunder of October 7, 2023.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet, the Trump White House and leading Republicans in Congress have tried mightily to put a positive spin on the colossal blunder, even as Democrats pounced on it.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As with the protest earlier this month, the former President and his allies will push for Congress to grant amnesty to those in jail for their roles in the Jan. 8, 2023, riot, when Bolsonaro's supporters stormed and trashed the Supreme Court, Presidential Palace and Congress.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department and Capitol administrators previously estimated that the costs of cleanup and repairs following the January 6 riots totals nearly $3 million.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere in the episode, Colin Jost mocked the group chat flub during the Weekend Update segment.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Then came the funniest flub this season of DONDI has seen so far.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The duchess gave an exaggerated shrug before stifling a laugh.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The friendly exes were spotted sharing a laugh at a paintball party for their youngest child on March 2 to celebrate Samuel becoming a teenager, as seen in photos shared by Page Six.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Residence is an entertainingly chaotic goof, a dramedy that immediately sets a frantic tone that’s only occasionally varied in the seven episodes (out of eight total) sent to critics.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 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
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
Noun
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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 5 Apr. 2025.
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