as in blunderer
someone who bungles an effort
the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases
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as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
the new piano student butchered the sonatina
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Recent Examples of butcher
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Assassins eventually gunned her down outside a butcher shop in Medellín, Colombia, in 2012.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Wealthy lakefront neighborhood rocked after family butchered in their own home.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This month, the news is mostly good, especially for Northern Kentucky, which saw the opening of a buzzy new Italian restaurant and, coincidentally, a new Italian butcher shop right around the corner.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Assassins eventually gunned her down outside a butcher shop in Medellín, Colombia, in 2012.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
When cultists butcher one of their families back on Earth, the emotional chasm between the two careens toward a deadly conclusion.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Wealthy lakefront neighborhood rocked after family butchered in their own home.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some made for the Pine Ridge Reservation, where, just two weeks later, they would be stopped and slaughtered by the U.S. Army in the Wounded Knee massacre.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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Tens of millions of birds have been slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Taylor started Indy’s unraveling by fumbling away a would-be 41-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that would’ve given Indianapolis a 20-7 lead.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s what Matt Stafford did after fumbling through the start of the game.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many of the winds that blow down mountain slopes in California are also named for their locale, according to Null.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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To have someone so esteemed give that sort of affirmation about my work really just blew me away.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Bundy confessed to raping and murdering 30 women before his execution in 1989, although law enforcement officials believe the number is much higher.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Alonzo, 36, was charged last week with murdering 43-year-old Deandre Irvin in the 2022 shooting.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, was just 7% contained.Christopher Weber, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Richard Muñoz Ramirez, dubbed by the media as the Night Stalker, killed at least 15 people and robbed, raped and beat many others between April 1984 and August 1985.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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The other car, on Cesar Chavez, was mangled at the curb.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Over time, this can take away a company's competitive edge or even ruin its reputation with future talent.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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This increases the risk of electrical shocks, fire, and short circuits, which can ruin your holidays.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Senator skips votes as term comes to an end Ex-Apache County attorney to get $6K monthly from pension after getting booted Arizona will automatically reimburse school voucher requests for $2K or less Trump wants steep tariffs in his 2nd term.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wednesday's outage follows widespread issues with Meta's apps in March, when more than half a million users reported widespread issues, such as getting booted out of the social media platforms and unable to log back in.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Butcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcher. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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