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Recent Examples of ham-handedness
This journalistic cynicism amid government ham-handedness shattered something precious too.
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Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham-handedness
Noun
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In January 2024, Lola was diagnosed with leukemia after her parents initially mistook bruises appearing across her body for childhood clumsiness.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The tree, which graces a botanical garden, bears patient witness to all manner of human clumsiness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
Noun
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These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dennis Kamrany, a lifelong Pacific Palisades resident who sells real estate and is waiting for his home's gas lines to be reconnected more than a year after they were damaged in the fire, said Pratt's political inexperience didn't matter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Getz can’t count on the magic wand of Mike Vasil to make up for the Sox’s inexperience.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Wardex's incompetence is another bugbear.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
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California’s slow counting process is not the result of incompetence or an unexpected surge in turnout.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ham-handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham-handedness. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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