muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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Recent payroll revisions and slower jobs growth suggest the market is muddling through, according to BofA, with average monthly job gains below the pre-pandemic trend.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Even in a world brimming with easy distractions—TikTok, Pornhub, Candy Crush, Sudoku—people still manage to meet for drinks, work out at the gym, go on dates, muddle through real life.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Wall Street has been eager for any sign the economy might muddle through the confusion stoked by Trump’s tariffs, even as tremendous uncertainty lingers.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The team that bussed to Woodbridge on Monday was a different team than the one that muddled through the four-game losing streak.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Even in a world brimming with easy distractions—TikTok, Pornhub, Candy Crush, Sudoku—people still manage to meet for drinks, work out at the gym, go on dates, muddle through real life.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Wall Street has been eager for any sign the economy might muddle through the confusion stoked by Trump’s tariffs, even as tremendous uncertainty lingers.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The team that bussed to Woodbridge on Monday was a different team than the one that muddled through the four-game losing streak.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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