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
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The butcher hacks off the cuts, dices them on a block and pops them into a black plastic bag that hides the meat.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
There are many ways to butcher a true-crime story in the adaptation process, and this show’s writing hasn’t exactly been subtle.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The flavors showcase vanilla cream corn, black pepper, and butcher's paper.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The butcher hacks off the cuts, dices them on a block and pops them into a black plastic bag that hides the meat.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
The weirdness gone, all four women hit the stage to butcher the Spice Girls in karaoke, as is the custom for this type of gathering.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
There are many ways to butcher a true-crime story in the adaptation process, and this show’s writing hasn’t exactly been subtle.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The action is put in motion by a real-life (and really bloody) event: the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in which church militia members slaughtered some 120 members of an emigrant wagon train.Chris Vognar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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My manuscript was finally being read by editors, who responded with almost-wins — an overtime pass, fumbled.Tara Dorabji, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gone are the days of fumbling with cords and adapters—this smart board simplifies connectivity to keep your focus on what matters most.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
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Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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The December jobs report showed the U.S. economy blowing past expectations to end the year.Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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The GoFundMe established this week singles out her 5-year-old son as needing special attention after seeing his mom get murdered.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The good news is that Samsung patched the bug, dubbed CVE-2024-49415, with December's OS update after Silvanovich reported the threat in September.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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The newest blaze, dubbed the Kenneth Fire, broke out late Thursday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley and has already consumed some 800 acres.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Murrill said the last of the bodies were being recovered after they were mangled from the truck barreling through the area.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rescue and relief teams swiftly mobilized to the site of the accident, where the bus sat mangled on a rocky slope near a stream.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Well, Neptune and his Wildcats might just be ruining the convenient narrative.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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But to boot out the hacker, the team has already reset the passwords for all admin accounts for the game.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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Realistically, though, few of us would go through the trouble of booting up a 27-year-old game just to blitz through it.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Butcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcher. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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