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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffed (up)
ruffled
Verb
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The move ruffled the feathers of a number of leaders across Latin America, who still grapple with the complicated legacy and violent fallout of past American intervention in the region.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025 -
This pike ruffled his temper with its lunging rushes, and so Maurice really lowered the boom.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Scuffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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