as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms
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Jaylen Wright fumbled on a hit from safety John Saunders Jr.... Grayson Murphy sacked Wilson, who nevertheless threw the ball to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for a 30 yard TD pass...—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025 -
Playing their third road game in five days, the expansion team nearly fumbled a 17-point, first-half lead but got enough stops down the stretch to escape with a 68-67 win over the Washington Mystics on Thursday.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The foghorn blew every 30 seconds and pelicans sailed above, doing a quick half corkscrew turn before diving.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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United’s prospective new owner, Michael Knighton, was on the pitch beforehand, ball-juggling and blowing kisses to the crowd, and Neil Webb smashed one in from 25 yards on his debut — wild stuff, honestly (yeah, get on with it, Grandad).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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But a sewer backup during this weekend's historic flood ruined 60 of the backpacks, Maya Bell reports.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Episode 4 flips the script on the trope of a friend screwing up by mouthing off to the wrong person at the worst time.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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That’s obviously the most ambitious goal on the table for us, because that whole system is clearly screwed up almost beyond repair unless somebody else comes in and upends it all.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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This list of Trump’s successes boggles my mind: Trump instituted the Department of Government Efficiency, which resulted in trimming 20,000 federal employees from government payrolls.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Some older kids might be boggled down with exam preparation during the final days of classes, while younger ones might have movie marathons all week long.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
10 June 2025
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In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, at least four people were killed and 17 others wounded, while in the northeastern Sumy region, Russian strikes murdered two residents and injured three others.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rodriguez was charged via criminal complaint with first-degree murder, murdering foreign officials and using a firearm to commit murder and a crime of violence, a day after the shooting.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Their winning streak started with a rainy, last-second triumph at Albany saved by Stretch’s recommendation to kick a field goal before fourth down in case the snap was botched.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Johnson and Lance then botched an exchange from under center on the fourth play of the game.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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There were 25 diesel buses that were destroyed per the grant regulations, Young said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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But when our home was destroyed, our studio lost, and the war displaced us to Khanyounis’s tent camps, cooking became less about flavor and more about survival.—
Hamada Shaqoura,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Foozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foozle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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