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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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Ovens see a lot of messes from foods that spill onto the bottom or racks that can become burnt overtime the longer the messes sit and bake.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Robert’s large property borders a clear cut — a clearing where a pine thicket had been cut down in the summer of 2009 — leaving behind a mess of tree stumps and roots.—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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This, if possible, blows up in her face even more spectacularly than the brunch fiasco.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, his fiasco of a presidential campaign.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Another muddle concerns his expectations of economic gains from artificial intelligence.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The future of TikTok in the U.S. has been an ongoing legal and strategic muddle.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Dec. 2025
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The February 2021 freeze became one of the deadliest and costliest disasters in state history.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now the whole thing has turned into an embarrassing debacle.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Seoul Central Court had previously convicted two other members of Yoon’s Cabinet in connection with the martial law debacle.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock-up. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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