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
The Eagles will be a measuring stick During a 27-13 loss that wasn’t as close as the final score might indicate, the Steelers flunked that test.
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
At this point, far too many Americans have flunked that test.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Charlotte Hornets The Mark Williams trade was a spectacular piece of opportunism that sadly went by the wayside when the Lakers flunked his physical, but give the Hornets points for nearly pulling that off.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
And with that definition we’re thrown into the world of Jane (Libe Barer) who flunked her final college class and has needed to move back home with her parents.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
At this point, far too many Americans have flunked that test.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Charlotte Hornets The Mark Williams trade was a spectacular piece of opportunism that sadly went by the wayside when the Lakers flunked his physical, but give the Hornets points for nearly pulling that off.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
And with that definition we’re thrown into the world of Jane (Libe Barer) who flunked her final college class and has needed to move back home with her parents.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flunk
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Senate Bill 376 by Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, failed to clear the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee in a voice vote with audible dissent.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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The quake also caused a skyscraper in Bangkok, Thailand, to collapse.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dramatic videos show buildings collapsing and swaying in Thailand. 4:09 A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the company’s stock flops, your reward flops too.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Perry was stopped on a two-on-one early in the first period, whereas Brown missed the net on his chance moments into the second.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Matsuyama came close but fell short by one stroke, missing a birdie on 18 by inches.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Flunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flunk. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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