as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
the movie flunks, both as entertainment and as a dramatization of a historical incident
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Recent Examples of flunk
How many times has Meatball Morrissey ally and Norfolk County clerk of courts Walter Timilty flunked the bar exam so far?
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
If President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were graded like an exam, a plurality of Americans would flunk him, according to new polling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Will the current Supreme Court conclude that Trump’s tariffs also flunk it? N.C.L.A.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Of the thousands of flaws in the two reactors, four faults flunked ORNL’s initial simulations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2015
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If the settlement failed to cover the amount owed, some funders went after the women for the remainder.—
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Owner Mark Davis has failed for years to find answers, and this time around, Tom Brady appears to be taking control of the rebuild.—
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The activity periodically forms a dome over the main vent, which eventually collapses, causing an eruption.—
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McDearmond knew without Hannah's help, the criminal case against Brian would likely collapse.—
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In the video, the mako shark bursts from the water and lands on the bow of the boat, flopping around before coming to rest near the front of the vessel.—
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Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.—
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The reason for the different numbers of missing and rescued given by police and Archival was not immediately clear.—
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“Flunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunk. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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