bollix (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bollix (up)
Verb
  • Even the Chargers special teams had slipped up, as returner Derius Davis fumbled a kickoff return in the third quarter that led directly to 3 Broncos points.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Wide receiver Ladd McConkey returned the final two punts in relief of Davis, who fumbled on a third-quarter kickoff return that set up Lutz’s 42-yard field goal.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Lynx, who blew a 20-point third-quarter lead in Tuesday’s 89-83 overtime Game 2 loss, had a defensive meltdown early in the fourth as the Mercury scored the first seven points, including four at the rim, for a 70-67 lead.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Doing so could compromise the slight taper at the hem, ruining the silhouette.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Crosby can’t afford to screw up his endgame in Pittsburgh because losing a perfect game with two outs in the ninth wouldn’t be right, not for a man of his character.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Best of all though is Reeves, channeling his own 1989 comic past from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure or a bit of Todd Higgins from Parenthood to bring deadpan delight as the well-meaning but constantly screwing up angel trying to do good but being so bad at it.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Bollix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bollix%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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