as in stumbled
to make a mistake
it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boobed
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The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The girls were found Monday evening by a dog walker who stumbled across the first body in the vicinity of East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue, near an all-boys public school called the Ginn Academy School, and called the police.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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And the counseling office fumbled it.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Cornell fumbled with Mercader’s clothing, trying to find them.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jokic confronted Dort after getting tripped in the backcourt, leading to a heated shoving match.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
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Early last year, Brown’s wife—the former Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz—tripped over a clothes basket and broke her shoulder.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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The growing political noise raises questions about whether Netflix, which has had one of the cleanest business strategies and investment stories in media, blundered into its first big M&A swing.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s Championship action on Monday, when Middlesbrough travel to Sheffield United knowing a win will lift them to the top of the table, after Coventry City slipped up again on Saturday.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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And while Conrad was the one who slipped up at the peach orchard in Episode 5, Belly’s the one to blame in Seadon 3, Episode 6.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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That might be kind of screwed up.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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That seems like our priorities are screwed up.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Igor Jesus fluffed his lines when Omari Hutchinson sent him through on goal, hesitating too long and allowing Virgil van Dijk to snatch the ball.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Then tumble dry on no-heat with tennis balls to keep them fluffed.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Boobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boobed. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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