as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
muffed the repair job and had to do it again
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Verb
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The stress of getting to your airport gate on time, coupled with the excitement of getting to your destination, can cause even the most seasoned of travelers to fumble at security checkpoints.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026 -
Santillan appears to be fumbling away his opportunity, allowing nine runs (eight earned) over his last five appearances.—
Mike Barner,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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This wasn’t an instructional video on how to swing with big boobs or anything close to it.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Noem’s husband’s balloon boobs mentioned but not depicted, alas.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Interestingly, the blowing agent is derived from oyster shells discarded by the seafood industry, and the magnesium and calcium are sourced as natural byproducts of seawater desalination.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Arizona had already established a commanding 7-2 lead going into the fourth inning, but the Diamondbacks blew the doors open by putting up a five-spot to take a 10-run lead.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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For the game, for the third straight game, the Lakers made bunches of mistakes that became bunches of baskets, this time 17 blunders that became 30 Oklahoma City points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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One way is to boot into Windows, hold down the [Shift] key, click on the power icon, and click restart.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Last season, down by a touchdown, quarterback Justin Herbert marched the team on a game-tying drive before Cameron Dicker booted a 43-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Mary is portrayed as a vicious brat whose entire bid for power rests on the fact that Edward’s adviser Seymour (Dominic Cooper) can’t get enough of ye olde S&M play, while Frances gets all her best intel from younger noblemen who pop boners at the sight of her.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 June 2024
Noun
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As one of three star veterans on a team featuring younger and less experienced talent, Tinsley has embraced a heavy workload and the inevitable miscues that can go along with it.—
Jordan Puente,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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On Thursday, one miscue to a potent hitter proved costly.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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An inning after his defensive flub, Hernández connected on another breaking ball, lining a base hit to left and hustling in to second base to set up what would be Call’s go-ahead hit.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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There is a lot of faith in last year’s expansion club, but the potential draft-day flub of trading away Flau’jae Johnson has shaken some of that.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Muff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muff. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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