muddle through
verb
muddled through; muddling through; muddles through
: to achieve a degree of success without much planning or effort
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The division-clinching win was the Dodgers’ 12th in their past 17 games – a strong sprint to the finish after muddling through much of the summer.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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“Muddle through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddle%20through. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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