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blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), bumble, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up
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The prime suspect: the course—the big, bad USGA would find a way to bungle even the most bungle-proof track, Pebble Beach, and the U.S. Open’s reputation would sink even lower. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "Jordan Spieth, Michael Greller and the New Player-Caddie Dynamic," 14 June 2019 Conservative pundits and historians have declared that Cronkite, who died in 2009, bungled the biggest story of his life by failing to see that the Viet Cong were clearly defeated in the Tet Offensive. — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, "Did the news media, led by Walter Cronkite, lose the war in Vietnam?," 25 May 2018 The move comes as government agencies, like FEMA, have been criticized for bungling contracts to rebuild the island and lagging in power restoration efforts. — USA TODAY, "Trump to face chilly reception at G-7 summit," 8 June 2018 Not even an uber prospect (or three) lower on the depth chart, a bungling offensive coordinator, a shaky left tackle or an unreliable running game can stunt their rise to All-America and future NFL franchise savior status. — Chris Johnson, SI.com, "The Future of College Football's Five-Star QBs Turned Transfers," 24 May 2018 Some Western officials have ridiculed the agency for bungling operations—the suspects in Skripal’s poisoning were caught on video surveillance cameras, and in other cases GRU agents made mistakes such as leaving behind evidence. — Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, "Head of Russia’s GRU Spy Agency Dies After Illness," 22 Nov. 2018 Thanos defeated the Avengers on Titan first, after Star-Lord bungled a plan, allowing Thanos to acquire Doctor Strange’s Infinity Stone. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "How the Avengers: Endgame trailer hints that Captain Marvel will save the day (and Iron Man)," 8 Dec. 2018 After watching the Department of Veterans Affairs bungle the treatment of the nation’s warriors, do Americans want their personal health decisions made by the unwieldy, unresponsive federal government? — Karl Rove, WSJ, "Stopping the Socialist Resurgence," 28 Nov. 2018 Sprout's shareholders later sued Valeant over claims the company bungled the pill's marketing. — Cynthia Koons, chicagotribune.com, "Drugmaker revives female libido pill Addyi, at half the price," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bungle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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