puddled

adjective

as in muddled

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Recent Examples of puddled Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026 This length is easier to maintain and avoids the tripping hazards of puddled fabric while still looking polished. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025 Fashion insiders wear them with puddled trousers and oversized knits; celebrities sport them year-round with jeans and knits, and preps still swear by a traditional black or oxblood pair that goes with everything. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puddled
  1. muddled
  2. inky
  3. dingy
  4. muddied
  5. scummy
  6. murky
  7. unfiltered
Adjective
  • That particular brand of pseudo-advocacy, hiding behind the muddled language of law, has been a PEN America staple for at least a decade now.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Dig deeper, though, and the picture becomes muddled—because how much of that really matters?
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of muddled
Adjective
  • Besides being interesting on their own, some of these distant cometlike bodies have odd orbits that hint at the existence of another major planet out there in the inky black.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, Emerson and his colleagues report that these inky blemishes are a kind of transmissible skin cancer — one that appears to spread from catfish to catfish.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of inky
Adjective
  • Vibrant Yellows Bright yellow can cause to white cabinets looking dingy and fight against natural elements, like marble, granite, or tile.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
  • The usual dingy couch and worn coffee table have been replaced by a full-on suite, complete with a skylight, piano, coffee, bar, and a walk-in shower.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
Definition of dingy
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  • During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There is a desperate need to protect first-party data, which becomes muddied when bots, rather than humans, navigate a site.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of muddied
Adjective
  • The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Clean outdoor water features with vinegar or other fungus-fighting ingredients to help prevent water from getting scummy.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
Definition of scummy
Adjective
  • But the ethical waters are murky, and any such project should have high levels of public transparency and accountability, said Lisa Moses, a veterinarian and bioethicist at Harvard Medical School.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Now, though, that rather murky picture is growing a bit clearer.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • His unfiltered confidence has gotten him some good attention.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
  • Air leaking around the edges of a mask reduces its effectiveness because unfiltered air can be inhaled through the gaps.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of unfiltered

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