as in failed
to be unsuccessful
the movie flunks, both as entertainment and as a dramatization of a historical incident
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Recent Examples of flunked
But, ultimately, the Rockies flunked, losing a 4-3 gut-puncher when the Mariners scored three runs in the eighth off relievers Juan Mejia and Victor Vodnik.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunked
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons tried but failed to get Peters moved to a federal prison.—
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The audit also noted that the shelter had failed to expand medical care, including trap-neuter-return services.—
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Early experiments, like the Humane AI pin, have flopped due to high prices and poor performance.—
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The huge painting of the naked woman flopped on a couch?—
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But after leading by as many as nine in the first half, the Heat collapsed in the second half, and the result was a third consecutive double-digit loss.—
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The man then fled from the scene on foot but collapsed at the intersection of Avenue L and Bishop Street.—
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Four players didn’t travel with the team to New Orleans, including Christian Braun, who missed his second consecutive game.—
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Last week, Sports Business Journal reported Main Street Sports Group — which carries the games of 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams under the name FanDuel Sports Network — missed its January payments to numerous undisclosed NBA teams.—
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The Rapids were solid defensively on set pieces last year, but struggled heavily offensively.—
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Instead, Saks struggled to execute a turnaround, faced mounting debt and reportedly fell behind on vendor payments, straining relationships with luxury labels and shrinking assortments.—
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There was a blanket folded on the couch, and papers and books chaotically piled on a coffee table and a desk.—
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To remedy this, Malone encourages people to keep only pajamas, workout attire, and underwear folded in drawers.—
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“Flunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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