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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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Recent Examples of mangled
Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 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.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed a significant emergency response and vehicles mangled in the wreck.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Photos and videos from the scene showed severe damage to the front of the aircraft, with cables and debris hanging from a mangled cockpit.
—Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 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.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Scientists mangled the message on masking.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed a significant emergency response and vehicles mangled in the wreck.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 16 Mar. 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.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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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.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trailing to Jule Brand's 19th-minute goal for record eight-time champion Lyon, Arsenal was gifted an equalizer in the 59th when Mariona Caldentey's low free kick into the area was fumbled backward by goalkeeper Christiane Endler and onto the post.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Critics say the Epstein files show how Republican and Democratic administrations alike fumbled the Epstein investigation over two decades, leaving potential coconspirators uncharged.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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She was questioned in a legal fight between the camp operators and families of victims who have filed lawsuits and want the camp to preserve damaged areas as evidence.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Its Peptide-132 Hair Bonding Oil is a lightweight fix that helps strengthen damaged bonds, smooth frizz, temporarily seal split ends, and add glossy shine—without weighing hair down.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In one video, Brittany and her friends could be seen laughing as their hair blew furiously in the wind.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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When a crew lands a whale, it's usually butchered on a nearby beach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While dubbed a conspiracy theory by skeptics, the controversy has sparked mounting pressure and national fury.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two-day event, dubbed the R2 Block Party, has about 2,000 reservations for viewings at both locations, with walk-ins also welcome.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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