as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms
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Messes: The Blue Jays are fumbling a star It’s been a tough few years for the Blue Jays and high-end baseball talent.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025 -
The Best Wireless Chargers to Refuel Your Phone (or Watch) Stop fumbling for cables in the dark.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, buying everything new for your space can get costly and can easily blow your budget.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Courtenay Brown Feb 14, 2025 - Economy Trump trade plan intensifies The Trump trade war has blown past the realm of tariffs.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, one bad person or a few bad people can ruin things for everybody.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The floods were also a disaster for businesses that lost valuable stock, like a local bookstore which saw $25,000 worth of books ruined, the BBC reported.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The stalking may just have been a way to bide time and screw up the courage for a dinner invite, but after their meal, Burt’s Outie might not be wholly innocent or trustworthy.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
22 Feb. 2025
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If one of the 11 messes up, the whole thing’s screwing up.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The whole thing was absolutely mind boggling to me.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Think about it, there was a time where the concept of getting email on your phone was mind boggling, but that was the premise behind the Blackberry.—
Lauren Parker,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Saudi Arabia.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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The pair team up together to find the real killer, but two days after his release, another 9-year-old girl is found murdered.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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The previous White House botched the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, ushering the Taliban back into power.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994) Did Alec Baldwin botch the negotiations to continue playing Jack Ryan after The Hunt for Red October, or did Paramount want to replace him with Ford, a much bigger name?—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Prominent right-wing Israeli politicians called to destroy Israel's enemies in response.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Foozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foozle. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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