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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piffled
Verb
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The Sens are going to lose their pick for nothing at all, because of how a GM their fans didn’t like screwed up a trade his team wasn’t even involved in.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026 -
That might be kind of screwed up.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But somewhere along the way the message of gratitude and goodwill got muddled.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Player recruitment was muddled, managerial appointments flawed (Remi Garde lasted 147 days in that relegation season) and the team underperformed.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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People see this president as having blundered into a war with no clear rationale.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But their strategy was fouled up when the car’s occupants switched on the headlights, throwing a glare up the tote road along which the wardens had planned to sprint.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Wild turkeys gobbled up Staten Island straphangers’ time on Monday, after a flock fouled up service on the Staten Island Railway.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The magician boggled audiences with his card tricks and fantastical illusions.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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They are boggled even more when told that the Fed creating a new $10,000 out of nothing for one borrowing bank could increase the total national money supply, currency plus bank deposits, several times.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 1976, Rose kidnapped and murdered Lisa Berry, an 8-year-old girl from Hollywood.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Someone who received special treatment was marked to be murdered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After Maxey and Vucevic traded 3-pointers, the Celtics botched two entry passes for their 15th and 16th turnovers of the night.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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José Caballero laced a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Angels, moments after the Angels botched an infield popup in a costly misplay Wednesday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Spodek said the safety benefits of ensuring bus drivers are not impaired far outweighs any concerns about hassles for the drivers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The director, whose father is also hearing impaired, shared the main reasons the opportunity stuck out to him.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Piffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piffled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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