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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The lawyer suggested the doctors at the Meadows fumbled Spacey’s treatment because their program was geared toward addiction.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
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The Warriors had a chance to send the game to overtime on the final possession of regulation, but Post, who hit four 3s on the night, fumbled the catch and turned the ball over, leaving the Knicks with the ball as the shot clock expired.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Plan on a brisk Friday afternoon and evening as much colder air blows into Maryland.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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When the wind blows, toxic dust blankets Salt Lake City and other towns along the Wasatch Front, one of the fastest-growing regions in one of the fastest-growing states in the country.—
Shawn Regan,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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Now, months later, residents say the gunfire has shattered their peace, ruining quiet strolls and sunsets on the neighborhood’s lakes.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Everything looked incredible… until the teams started playing and ruined it a bit.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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But what really screws up Julia are the deliveries.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Sens are going to lose their pick for nothing at all, because of how a GM their fans didn’t like screwed up a trade his team wasn’t even involved in.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Navigating the world of cell phone carrier costs can boggle the mind.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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How anyone ascended Drifter’s Escape truly boggles the mind.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mary Callahan has a frightening theory about why her husband was murdered in Miami.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wielding his ancient rulebook, the Lawyer spends much of the movie watching the carnage occur as a pair of sadistic twins (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy) and other hunters try to track down and murder Grace and Faith (Kathryn Newton), her estranged sister who gets roped into this mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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An inmate’s seemingly clever plan to escape jail via the visitation room ceiling – after meeting with his attorney – proved to be botched from get-go, according to investigators in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … RINSE AND REPEAT — CNN slammed for third time for botching NYC terrorist attack coverage.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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One of his top aides, Saeed Ghasseminejad, has identified in interviews and on social media critical oil and gas infrastructure that could be destroyed in the war.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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But a staggering series of misfortunes – an arsonist destroyed her rental house; the private equity firm that owned the house still demanded two months’ rent and kept her security deposit; she was diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer – forced her into tenuous housing situations.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Foozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foozle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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