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also bogie
or bogy
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as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the child believed bogeys lived in the closet
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Recent Examples of bogey
Having bogeyed the third, McIlroy triple bogeyed the following par-five hole before back-to-back bogeys.
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Jack Bantock, CNN, 19 July 2024
That led to a bogey that was replicated at the following hole when the leader shanked his effort from a greenside bunker, opening the door for a flying Morikawa to move within two strokes.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Korda, the defending Olympic champion, was having a brilliant second round yesterday, before a quadruple bogey at the 16th hole, followed by a bogey at the 17th, derailed her run.
—NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Rose, 6-under at the turn, stumbled with a bogey at the 12th hole and despite two birdies on his final three holes could never rein in the leader.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
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Jack Bantock, CNN, 19 July 2024
That led to a bogey that was replicated at the following hole when the leader shanked his effort from a greenside bunker, opening the door for a flying Morikawa to move within two strokes.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Korda, the defending Olympic champion, was having a brilliant second round yesterday, before a quadruple bogey at the 16th hole, followed by a bogey at the 17th, derailed her run.
—NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Rose, 6-under at the turn, stumbled with a bogey at the 12th hole and despite two birdies on his final three holes could never rein in the leader.
—Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogey
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But there is a sense of dread at times, particularly with headlines.Michael Cox, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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There were fewer pickups, more layoffs, tight budgets, high expectations and a general sense of dread that consumed what had been a thriving community of entertainment creatives.Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Clarkson isn’t visiting any ghosts of Christmas past this holiday season.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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After the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future visit him, reality sets in.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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This terrifying and occasionally gory tale follows a warrior in an unfamiliar environment forced by a floating gold orb, Puck, to eat many enemies, thus becoming stronger.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In a truly unprecedented move, the IAF successfully assassinated Israel’s long-time enemy, veteran Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, 2024, in an enormous airstrike on Beirut.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The popular business has long been a favorite haunt of the LBGTQ+ community but is a welcoming community watering hole for all.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
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The quirky schoolhouse homestead that took the Internet by storm This former elementary school was once a repository for apples, a barn that housed turkeys and even a haunt for a ghost.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the first season, Cross faces his toughest case yet while grappling with personal demons that threaten to derail him.Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Dec. 2024
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The show ran from 1997 to 2003 and saw Gellar’s Buffy Summers seek out and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, with the help of her friends.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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The bugaboos have been controlling his high walk rate and limiting hard contact, something both the White Sox and Dodgers felt was tied to predictable pitch usage.Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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The losing side failed to clear 70 points in all three of those contests, and offensive rebounds — the bugaboo of the 2023 U.S. World Cup team — were pivotal (and incredibly frequent) in two of them.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
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Divine intervention comes in the form of Dudley (Cary Grant), an angel who helps transform the community for the better — though things take a turn when Dudley falls in love with the titular bishop's wife (Loretta Young).Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Medieval stories about the sacred or supernatural—demons, angels, saints, relics and visions—were set in a society where the borders between natural and supernatural were thought to have been thin or nonexistent.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Another study, this one published in 2024 in Psychiatry Research, found that general anxiety peaks at various times throughout the day—around 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and 1 a.m., according to the research—but the racing thoughts that plague many anxiety sufferers are at their worst in the evening.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tensions could have arisen for any number of reasons, but plague found on the teeth of a few children could help explain.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Bogey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogey. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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