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
  • In the summer of 1991, a group of conspirators staged a muddled coup to overthrow then-USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, ultimately accelerating the shift from communism to capitalism.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Jays, with the American League picture still so muddled, probably won’t be the only team trying to buy and sell.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddled
Adjective
  • Sizes span 24-31, and washes range from Nocturne black and ecru Soap Stone to light and inky shades of indigo.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inky
Adjective
  • In response, the leader of Arioka orders Kanbei be thrown in the castle’s impeccably dingy dungeon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Proper washing techniques and sorting by fabric type prevent socks from becoming dingy over time.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
Definition of dingy
Adjective
  • 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
  • Colonic hydrotherapy, which admittedly never promises to be glamorous, is unremarkable with a purpose that remains murky.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone from Brian Fuller to LeBron James has flirted with the property over the past decade, but its big screen future continues to be murky.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • Someone close to you could be unpredictable with their actions, but their unfiltered honesty might be more revealing than the disruption itself, Sagittarius.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • His content blends high-energy, unfiltered reactions to chaotic internet food hacks with relatable everyday sketches that often spotlight his family life.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfiltered

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