mess (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mess (up)
Verb
  • Snoop Dogg couldn't fumble the opportunity to roast the nearly 50-year age gap between football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend at the NFL Honors.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Lower serotonin levels can disrupt this process, leading to constipation.87 Ongoing stress can also affect the gut barrier and make your intestines more sensitive to bacteria.
    Brittany Dube, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Mahomes has a significant edge at quarterback over Jalen Hurts, but Philly’s defense can disrupt his timing in the pocket, contain his scrambles and lock down his receivers.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Then came an unexpected loss to West Virginia in the Bahamas and a few high-profile December stumbles.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • It's been nearly two weeks since Billy Ray Cyrus stumbled onstage during a performance at President Donald Trump's inauguration celebration.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The T-shirt, available in numerous colors, features a woman suggestively licking a stamp that contains the distinctive Playboy image of a rabbit wearing a bowtie.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Danielle took her shot and voted for Boston Rob, who managed to turn the vote onto Wes Bergmann, wiggle out of banishment, and make his way back into the turret to lick his wounds.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But the wind is blowing strangely now that Donald Trump is back in the White House as President and officially fighting against diversity, equity and inclusion.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Place them at the center of the dining table or display them on a windowsill — without worrying about blowing them out at the end of the night.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Its textured bottom grips the floor, preventing the mat from slipping or sliding, while its sloped edge is designed to reduce users’ risk of tripping over the mat.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Butler fit in fine, but the Warriors around him tripped over themselves.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Activists on college campuses have confused the ability to occupy and disrupt physical space for the right to dissent verbally.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The employee recounted how the customer, seemingly annoyed, gestured under his chin in a manner that initially confused her.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Dylan notices the slogan and examines the poster to find that Irv hid his drawing of the Exports Hall, with detailed instructions on how to get there written on the back, behind it.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
  • His wife, Avital, who was seven months pregnant at the time, hid in a safe room with their two daughters.
    Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Mess (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mess%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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