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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffed (up)
ruffled
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Trent Dilfer accumulated much talent, won numerous games and ruffled many feathers in his first stint as head football coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Cher, the iconic singer and actress, may have ruffled a few feathers among fans of Michigan couple Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell by telling the couple Bell deserves better than her longtime partner.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Scuffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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