as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
muffed the repair job and had to do it again
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Verb
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Before that, when the Jets could have taken the lead on their opening drive, Allen fumbled on the Dolphins’ 1-yard line.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026 -
The Spurs had one more chance, but Stephon Castle fumbled the inbounds pass and pandemonium at Madison Square Garden followed.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Since her derby dust-up over what turned out to be big boob girl struggles, she’s been seen on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway, done a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo shoot, and hit the SI runway during Miami Swim Week.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Finding the best bras for small boobs isn’t always as simple as grabbing the smallest size on the rack.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Referee Nicolae Rainea blows his whistle.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Imagine a world where the weather forecast calls for winds blowing at 11,000 miles per hour (18,000 kilometers per hour) and nighttime showers of liquid metal, rubies and sapphires.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
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If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Charter Communications , Cognizant Technology Solutions , Insmed , Verisk and Zscaler are the companies being booted from the index.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Mary is portrayed as a vicious brat whose entire bid for power rests on the fact that Edward’s adviser Seymour (Dominic Cooper) can’t get enough of ye olde S&M play, while Frances gets all her best intel from younger noblemen who pop boners at the sight of her.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 June 2024
Noun
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His late-game miscues proved costly in the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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The Lynx had more turnovers (12) than fouls (11), with just one miscue in the second half.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
Noun
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An unusual insult in Grease came to be thanks to a flub on an actor's part.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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Faizan’s flub let his two remaining competitors back in, since all three misspelled during the round.—
Ben Nuckols,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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