as in to fumble
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 mangle
Hertz grew up skateboarding in Dogtown and then, in the evening, peeking at his dad’s slides of faces horribly burned and mangled.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
McCarthy gives a great performance, playing up the press secretary’s more boorish traits as a gum-guzzling loudmouth that mangles words and twists facts like pretzels.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Torrey Pines was the site of his last top-10 finish on the PGA Tour in 2020, a year before Woods badly mangled his right leg in a car crash on a coastal Los Angeles road.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The plane was found upside-down in three sections in shallow water – including the partly submerged wing and mangled fuselage.
—Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
McCarthy gives a great performance, playing up the press secretary’s more boorish traits as a gum-guzzling loudmouth that mangles words and twists facts like pretzels.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Torrey Pines was the site of his last top-10 finish on the PGA Tour in 2020, a year before Woods badly mangled his right leg in a car crash on a coastal Los Angeles road.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The plane was found upside-down in three sections in shallow water – including the partly submerged wing and mangled fuselage.
—Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangle
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Later in the first period, Theodore fumbled the puck into the skates of his teammate, Hertl, on their way out of the defensive zone, and Foligno added to Minnesota’s lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Every moment spent fumbling with gear in those temperatures came at a cost—to fingers, batteries, and hard drives alike.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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However, the impending free agent had an 11.25 ERA, two losses and one blown save over 10 games entering Monday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Vindman and his twin brother, Alex, both blew the whistle on Trump’s attempt to withhold military aid to Ukraine while pressuring the country’s leader to investigate the family of President Joe Biden.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2025
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Drivers can now use two new lanes to traverse a six-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida that is part of what was dubbed the most-congested corridor in the nation.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Around 102,000 people moved from California to the Lone Star State in 2022 alone, the Texas Realtors' 2024 Texas Relocation Report found—a phenomenon so common it has been dubbed Texafornia.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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There is nothing that can ruin trying to sleep through a redeye like the sunrise hitting your face.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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Second baseman Lopez botched a potential inning-ending double play and then bobbled a grounder up the middle by Cal Stevenson, which allowed the tying run to score.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Bucks either botched the switch entirely or got stuck with Haliburton attacking Brook Lopez in space or Siakam bullying Prince in the post.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Since 2001, up to 100,000 Christians have been butchered, and 3.5 million farmers have been kicked off their land by Fulani Islamist terrorists.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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After the kill, Shauna orders Natalie to butcher their former teammate, who is dragged, naked, through the snow back to camp.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
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With new signings badly needed, the January transfer window instead saw the promising defender Juma Bah lost to Manchester City for €6m after the teenager’s contract situation was bungled.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Thao was accused of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a budget shortfall that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In Hood County, the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department reported that a home southwest of Tolar was destroyed by a tornado and several others were damaged about 9 p.m. Possible tornadoes also were reported in Jack County and Erath County, according to the National Weather Service.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Mangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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