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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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Recent Examples of mangled
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran.
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Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The facade of the locomotive was badly mangled and the truck also severely damaged, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.
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ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Images showed the mangled front of the plane lifted into the air and its tail on the tarmac.
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Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran.
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Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
After the game, his face was mangled, with a cut across the bridge of his nose and what looked like a rug burn on his chin.
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The facade of the locomotive was badly mangled and the truck also severely damaged, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.
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ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled
Adjective
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According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
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But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.
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Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
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Coach Matt LaFleur faces immense pressure after the team blew a 21-3 playoff lead and finished with five straight losses.
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But what really blew me away was the sheer scale of the panoramas.
Adjective
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Jury sees wrecked boat, crash re-enactment On the fourth day of trial, the jury hopped into a black Dodge van escorted by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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Antunez got out of the wrecked vehicle and tried to flee on foot but was arrested by an OHA officer.
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The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.
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The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.
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The app will include coding, chat, and a new agentic workflow capability dubbed Autopilot, Fortune reported in May.
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The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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