variants
or snakebitten
as in catastrophic
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
in retrospect, our assault on the mountain's summit seems to have been snakebit from the get-go
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Some positions are just snakebit, Saban said.
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Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2021
The five women sent into the woods for the retreat come back late, drenched, bloody, snakebit and down one member — Alice has disappeared.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
To say the fourth-line center was snakebit is underselling it.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
The Alabama running back tore his ACL against Ole Miss a year ago in what became a snakebit position.
—Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 25 Aug. 2022
But what has made this category of sites providing cryptocurrency and other services based on blockchain technology seem so snakebit?
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022
The perpetually snakebit Jayhawks, who have a lengthy history of N.C.A.A. disappointments — including two years ago when they were ranked No. 1 in the country before the pandemic wiped out the tournament — put those regrets behind them.
—New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022
Dollar Man is one of the most snakebit films in Hollywood history.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 4 Dec. 2019
Zeppelin moved into a two-story structure with a short, snakebit history as a dining destination.
—Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2019
Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2021
The five women sent into the woods for the retreat come back late, drenched, bloody, snakebit and down one member — Alice has disappeared.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
To say the fourth-line center was snakebit is underselling it.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
The Alabama running back tore his ACL against Ole Miss a year ago in what became a snakebit position.
—Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 25 Aug. 2022
But what has made this category of sites providing cryptocurrency and other services based on blockchain technology seem so snakebit?
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022
The perpetually snakebit Jayhawks, who have a lengthy history of N.C.A.A. disappointments — including two years ago when they were ranked No. 1 in the country before the pandemic wiped out the tournament — put those regrets behind them.
—New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022
Dollar Man is one of the most snakebit films in Hollywood history.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 4 Dec. 2019
Zeppelin moved into a two-story structure with a short, snakebit history as a dining destination.
—Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snakebit
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A week after a disastrous last-second loss at Washington, they got steamrolled 29-9 by the Arizona Cardinals, adding to the mounting list of poor road performances under coach Matt Eberflus.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The vice president ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden’s disastrous performance in a June debate set into motion his withdrawing from the race.Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Attendees will be given a choice between two theaters, which reflects the one in the film offered by Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) to the Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are unlucky enough to arrive at his doorstep.Kate Aurthur, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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In love, Callas was also unlucky: her husband, Giovanni Battista Meneghini, stole her fortune in their divorce, while her lover of nine years, business magnate Aristotle Onassis, left her for Jackie Kennedy.Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Oct. 2024
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Ticketed, booted, towed — there are a million hard-luck parking enforcement stories in the naked city.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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His latest album, 2023’s Twenty on High, is a revelatory collection of hard-luck stories and working-class resilience.Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
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Maybe some will be answered in future content, but that’s unfortunate in its own way.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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There are too many unfortunate examples of public officials attempting to enshrine their religious beliefs into law for voters to take these questions lightly.Rachel Laser, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2024
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Six years later, this conceptually similar franchise — a hapless hero possessed by a wise-cracking symbiotic alien — clearly feels emboldened by the public’s embrace of Wade Wilson and his sardonic alter ego.Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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But, since traveling through a time warp exposed the ship to hellish chaotic forces, our hapless characters are venturing into the one thing worse than hell on Earth: hell in space.EW.com, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Regardless of how the cyberattack was carried out, the result was unhappy soldiers—and a risk to Maduro’s grip on power.Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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By late Thursday morning, Microsoft’s stock was down more than 4%, with investors likely unhappy with the company’s revenue guidance for the next quarter.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Snakebit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snakebit. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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