puddled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puddled
Adjective
  • The second episode is heavy on introductions and reveals without a clear anchor, and that makes for a muddled hour, despite some real bright spots.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But in 2022, Maserati reminded us that there’s another Italian car company, with a rich 108-year history and a respected name, but one that has been tarnished by missteps and muddled strategies in recent years.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Choose from a range of elevated colors, like this inky navy or a cheery scarlet hue.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
  • It's got deep contrast with inky blacks and vivid colors, Google TV with hands-free Google Assistant, and super-low input lag.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The movie begins in the 1950s with Springsteen’s mother, Adele (Gabby Hoffman), driving a young Bruce (Matthew Anthony Pellicano) up to a dingy bar and asking him to go inside.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But the inaccuracy and muddied decision-making were evident throughout training camp.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Her feet are bare, the toenails a little muddied.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Velardo’s whereabouts were murky when he was charged in the two investigations in March, 2013.
    Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But when the two leading figures behind the coup – RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in charge of the SAF – began fighting each other, the foreign powers had to choose whom to support – and their involvement became even murkier.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Breeden said that unfiltered feedback—how jeans feel, move and make someone feel while wearing them—directly shaped the brand’s design refinements.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Play Haus Gen Z’s love of unfiltered self-expression is making its mark on the holidays.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Puddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddled. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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