muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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Despite that, or perhaps because of it, the global economy, oil and markets have muddled through — but analysts warn that can’t last forever.
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Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Trump won’t be able to muddle through with a pretend-and-extend approach to the cease-fire.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Over the course of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s term, CPS has lurched from budget crisis to budget crisis, able only to muddle through due to record-breaking mayoral declarations of tax-increment-financing surpluses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Amid chatter about migraines and muddling through meetings, the pair allegedly implement a digital campaign on behalf of Wilson, targeting Ghost, from whom the Australian star had become estranged on her directorial debut, The Deb.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Trump won’t be able to muddle through with a pretend-and-extend approach to the cease-fire.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Over the course of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s term, CPS has lurched from budget crisis to budget crisis, able only to muddle through due to record-breaking mayoral declarations of tax-increment-financing surpluses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Amid chatter about migraines and muddling through meetings, the pair allegedly implement a digital campaign on behalf of Wilson, targeting Ghost, from whom the Australian star had become estranged on her directorial debut, The Deb.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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