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dud

[duhd] / dʌd /
NOUN
failure
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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If the match ended up being a dud, then it could have been used by critics as a stick to beat the women's game with.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

After all, who wants to share a meal and spend hours with someone who might turn out to be a dud?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

That makes intuitive sense, given that investors may be sad to see a successful CEO hand over the reins, and are more than happy to see a dud sent packing.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

His first foray into Pennsylvania was, as Salon’s Sophia Tesfaye noted, a dud.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

It was another dud, its 110-kiloton blast barely visible to observers watching from naval vessels on the fog-shrouded horizon.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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