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adjective

Definition of manglednext
as in mutilated

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verb

past tense of mangle
as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over

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Recent Examples of mangled
Adjective
The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026 After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Trees along the property were mangled. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026 The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mangled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled
  1. mutilated
  2. fumbled
  3. damaged
  4. blew
  5. wrecked
  6. butchered
  7. ruined
  8. dubbed
Adjective
  • The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of mutilated
Verb
  • The rookie tight end caught seven passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in his first career start Sunday, even as the Lions beat the Jets, 31-24, after Geno Smith fumbled with seconds remaining.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Ravens' defense came up big in the third quarter, forcing a Cowboys turnover when Ferguson fumbled a shovel pass from Prescott.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fumbled
Adjective
  • The drones set off fires and damaged buildings in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Finally, don’t use disinfecting wipes on raw wood or furniture with an uneven or damaged finish.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The defense ranked last in MLB with -58 outs above average, and All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz blew 10 saves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Washington blew 42 saves, an MLB record, and had a number of other heartbreaking losses.
    — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of blew
Adjective
  • Police and firefighters responding to the area discovered the wrecked vehicle along the hillside.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the wrecked ship, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said.
    — Isabella Colletta, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrecked
Verb
  • Then, in 1863, a collection of Missouri Confederate Bushwhackers led by William Quantrill rode into Lawrence and butchered 150 men and boys.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of butchered
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • Research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Iowa State University found that this eastward position — dubbed the ENSO Longitudinal Index or ELI — explains west coast rain extremes better than the standard El Niño index.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The third project, dubbed Desert-Mulberry, connects silk production with what ITMF described as an eco-regenerative cycle.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dubbed

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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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