Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piffled
Verb
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The unease is muddled, and the characters seem less vulnerable as a result.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025 -
An internal review found that communication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was muddled and inconsistent.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They are boggled even more when told that the Fed creating a new $10,000 out of nothing for one borrowing bank could increase the total national money supply, currency plus bank deposits, several times.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Both Johnson’s and Pritzker’s comments came before Labor Day weekend in Chicago, when there were 58 people shot and eight murdered.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There are many stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s batshit crazy and, some would say, botched $120-million dystopian epic from last year, Megalopolis, which the legendary Hollywood auteur paid for out of his own pocket.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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And according to Judge Pugh, the IRS basically botched every one of those things.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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About one in three nutrias hooked wide left, into the crowd, scattering those audience members who weren’t too distracted or impaired to notice.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Lyons is suspected of driving while impaired, according to the state police.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The 12 were sentenced over the last year to jail or prison in what the Michigan Attorney General's Office dubbed a large-scale criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles throughout six counties in the region and state.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both students were dubbed three-star recruits, and university president Kimo Ah Yun wrote in a letter to the community that they had each been named BIG EAST All-Academic Team athletes for their work as students.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Piffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piffled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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