as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
bungled the job the first time she tried to do it
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McCarthy looked lost and fumbled the ball three times under pressure.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Seconds thereafter, the Clippers fumbled the ball away once again, setting up Gloucester with another short field.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Activist investor Sardar Biglari started his eighth proxy fight against Cracker Barrel, seizing on the chain’s earnings miss, stock slide, and botched $700 million rebrand to argue that CEO Julie Masino and the board have destroyed shareholder value.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the Ravens completely botched a late second-quarter sequence that resulted in the Bills making a late field goal.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The pair collided after the finish line when Kalitta's front left tire blew.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Scherbatsky was once a child pop star who went by the name of Robin Sparkles, which totally blew the gang's minds.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bungled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungled. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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