dog's breakfast

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog's breakfast
Noun
  • Roll with the chaos as the moon and Uranus clash.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, Steve is a lot to play, and the Oscar-winner throws himself into every forlorn expression, every kindly mentoring session, every manic bit of rushing to and fro as chaos reigns around him, every stumbling step toward self-medicating into oblivion.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ingesting UPFs has been associated with more than 30 health conditions, including Type-2 diabetes, heart diseases, mental health disorders and obesity.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some studies do suggest links between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
    Tami S. Rowen, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Two-Stage Tear Cascade While past research had already identified the irritant in onions—known to chemists as propanethial S-oxide—this study is the first to explain how the sulfur compound reaches a cook's eyes.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Guo and her mother, Beimin Cheng, were both found with their throats slit inside the family's multimillion-dollar compound in Walnut Creek, about 20 miles east of San Francisco.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some will call it Alté, which is a fusion of African music but with R&B and other genres from different parts of the world.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Even dessert gets the fusion treatment.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It’s locked in a security cage made of a tungsten/carbon alloy, which sounds just old-fashioned enough to have come out of the pre-tech ’80s.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Today, vanadium is prized for its powerful effect on steel alloys, even in very small amounts.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This option is made of a lightweight polyester and spandex blend, which is breathable on hot afternoons, while the extra length provides warmth for cool mornings and evenings.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Stop by the tasting room to try their whites, reds, and blends (there are usually around 15-18 available).
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Like its more famous cousin from Willendorf, the depicted woman looks less like a person than like a pornographic composite of breasts, hips, and labia.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Blunt, visibly unsettled, noted that Norwood was designed to resemble a composite of familiar performers.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The absence of a minutes-eater on the back end puts the forward group in a state of disarray and limits Hill’s ability in net.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aid organizations expressed concerns that the blackout would throw emergency response into disarray.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Dog's breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog%27s%20breakfast. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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