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Noun
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During last week's WWE SmackDown, a series of mistakes and botches drew harsh criticism from fans.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
This might seem like a minor quibble, but the fact that the new movie botches the whole wait-what-did-they-actually-do-last-summer thing speaks to a prevailing sense of laziness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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Second shift is a real mess after a blackout strikes the area, forcing Robert (by way of the player) to hack into the city’s electric grid and turn the lights back on one section at a time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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For larger messes, the stain-resistant rug is also machine-washable for quick and hassle-free maintenance.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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How messy could this negotiation get with his agent, David Mulugheta, who also represented Micah Parsons in that fiasco last offseason?—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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Then came the shocking fiasco in New Orleans, a 40-22 loss to the Eagles.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Jan. 2026
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That muddle is making a dangerous situation even more potentially volatile.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
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Democrats are facing a primary muddle across the country in must-win Senate races such as Texas, Michigan, and Maine.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a train barrels toward her near the final moments of the video, Perry spots a daisy on the tracks — seemingly a nod to her daughter — and dodges disaster.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The debacle began because fewer TSA agents are working amid the government shutdown.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s debacle surrounding Dani Olmo was a case in point.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock-up. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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