as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
muffed the repair job and had to do it again
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Verb
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After successfully bluffing his way into the house, Tom fumbles an attempt to hide his reasons for being there, leading Robbie to take him hostage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Tagovailoa has thrown 22 interceptions and fumbled 13 times in those 21 games — only three of the 13 were recovered by the other team —-- and the Dolphins are 8-13 during that stretch.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alexia in yellow is a knockout; the boobs are high, the color is great, and the dress is perfect.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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After all, only about 2% to 11% of breast cancers are bilateral—the rest crop up in a single boob.—
Sara Lindberg,
SELF,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Commanders blew a late-fourth-quarter lead and turned the ball over three times before losing to the Bears on a last-second field goal.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sloppy passes, stagnant offense, blown defensive assignments, poor decisions.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His biggest accident was no blunder in the mountains, but becoming a billionaire.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some began adding more blunders to the list when the Blue Jays dropped two games at the Rogers Centre to begin the ALCS — when Schneider offered up more pitching changes for fans to debate.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The space race is heating up NASA is suggesting SpaceX could be booted from its mission to land astronauts on the moon later this decade.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Party game Cards Against Humanity is declaring a small legal win against SpaceX after suing to boot the company from a plot of land for trespassing.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But another third-down miscue came when Jones held the ball too long and was sacked, leading to a 52-yard field goal, the first of Piñeiro’s four (52, 54, 42 and 29 yards).—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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But there were some key miscues from the Lions that ultimately left them behind.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These days Guthrie is unafraid to open about an on-air flub.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The examples of late-game flubs are, unfortunately, endless.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The state treasurer and the fund’s chief investment officer said in 2014 that the resulting report contained multiple inaccuracies and unsupported allegations.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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According to Bower’s account, Halligan did not identify any factual inaccuracy in the report.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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