puddled

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Adjective
  • 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
  • The six-episode season, which was provided to critics in its entirety, is a disjointed and muddled attempt to turn Rice’s centuries-old secret society into a vehicle for a half-hearted spy thriller.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Black Heart Books, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Black furniture, inky walls, spiders, and moths accent the book collection at Black Heart Books.
    Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Removing Stains From Bathroom Floors Grout is porous and absorbs all the moisture, dirt, and soap scum it's exposed to, and that can leave it looking dark and dingy.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 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
  • The Philadelphia 76ers' immediate and medium-term future looked murky coming into this season.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Kenya’s longer-term political outlook just got a lot murkier, as the scramble to win over Odinga’s supporters will intensify in the months ahead.
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.
    Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In this Fire sign, the messenger planet not only turns up the volume in communication but is also notorious for having unfiltered opinions, not to mention its brutally honest observations.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Puddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puddled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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