as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over
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as in mutilated
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Recent Examples of mangled
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 July 2025
Based on a cult comic by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film followed a group of mercenaries who had the gift of immortality — they could be stabbed and amputated and maimed and mangled and burnt while fighting and still miraculously come back.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Only studious viewers would notice the telltale sign of artificial intelligence manipulation in the image’s mangled hands.
—Katie Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And the mangled edge of my middle finger can attest to the fact that replacing them is not without risk.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Crews have been working around the clock to find the missing, traversing swollen waterways and scouring riverbanks littered with mangled trees and rubble.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 July 2025
Based on a cult comic by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film followed a group of mercenaries who had the gift of immortality — they could be stabbed and amputated and maimed and mangled and burnt while fighting and still miraculously come back.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Only studious viewers would notice the telltale sign of artificial intelligence manipulation in the image’s mangled hands.
—Katie Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And the mangled edge of my middle finger can attest to the fact that replacing them is not without risk.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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