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putter

[puht-er] / ˈpʌt ər /


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“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

And as Rai’s putter heated up, including with a 68-footer for birdie on No. 17, he built a three-stroke margin of victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I think I’m just a serial putterer, in that I putter around and I don’t know what I’m doing a lot of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

"My tee shot and putter were the things I was focusing on and I really practiced them a lot. I think that was the foundation to my success today," Lee said through a translator.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

“But I’ve got this,” Harris said, holding out his putter.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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