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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
Brian Dakss, CBS News, 23 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
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The facade of the locomotive was badly mangled and the truck also severely damaged, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Images showed the mangled front of the plane lifted into the air and its tail on the tarmac.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 23 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
After the game, his face was mangled, with a cut across the bridge of his nose and what looked like a rug burn on his chin.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The facade of the locomotive was badly mangled and the truck also severely damaged, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled
Adjective
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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
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Before that, when the Jets could have taken the lead on their opening drive, Allen fumbled on the Dolphins’ 1-yard line.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
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The Spurs had one more chance, but Stephon Castle fumbled the inbounds pass and pandemonium at Madison Square Garden followed.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Cells called osteoclasts remove old or damaged bone, while osteoblasts build new bone in its place.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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For the best results, use its gummies to help stall the process from within; apply its serum daily to repair damaged follicles; and schedule professional sessions for its Xvie XO Concentrate, a peptide- and exosome-rich treatment designed to reactivate dormant follicles.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch.—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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Several hours before the whistle blew on the pitch, Norwegian fans flocked to Times Square in the heart of New York City to give their squad a proper sendoff.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The blaze, dubbed the Calhoun Fire, broke out near Calhoun Street and Kellogg Avenue, Cal Fire said in an incident report.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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The two were on the North Kaibab Trail, dubbed the least visited and most difficult of the Grand Canyon’s major inner canyon trails.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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