as in fumbles
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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Recent Examples of muffs
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
Verb
Sparks muffs the punt and South Alabama recovers on Texas State's 39-yard line.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muffs
Verb
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If the creditor fumbles the process, then an otherwise valid and collectible debt may be barred.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sonny feels like a departure; unlike Bernthal’s mercenaries, Sonny fumbles with his gun, has a bleeding heart, and lays his vulnerabilities bare.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After breast reconstruction surgery, Powers used restorative 3-D tattooing to mirror the look of an areola on her boobs.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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The copier boobs were a *chef’s kiss* beautiful visual gag.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dominic Zvada boots a 31-yard field goal to give the Wolverines the lead.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Given the groundswell of opposition against the merger, on top of other miscues during Zaslav’s four-year run at the helm of the company, the shareholder sentiment is not likely to go unnoticed.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the bottom of the fourth, small ball, heads-up baserunning and defensive miscues set the table for a Wolverines rally.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But if all of America’s trading partners, or former trading partners, are heading into crisis, the crisis blows back.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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Most notably, Turkey and Greece came to blows several times, usually over their still-unresolved territorial conflict over Cyprus in the Mediterranean.—
Carla Martinez Machain,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many similar blunders have been recorded in years past, including arguably the worst example, a disastrous decision three decades ago to overhaul how electricity was produced, distributed and priced.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Several real estate blunders exacerbated the situation.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These past errors created a significant backlog of registration inaccuracies that must be addressed with urgency before the upcoming May elections and the 2026 cycle.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Check your credit report for errors or inaccuracies (especially after debt settlement) and dispute anything that looks wrong.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many of his royal relatives have also made memorable trips over the years, with experiences ranging from trying a hot dog for the first time to dancing with actor John Travolta.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The studio version, recorded down in Memphis between trips to Payne’s Bar-B-Q, opens with a guitar that sounds almost eerily humanoid in its yoiyoiyoiyoiyoiy tone.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Muffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muffs. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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