as in mutilated
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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
Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Heavier equipment needed to remove remaining bodies The mangled wreckage in the Potomac River has made the recovery effort especially difficult for dive teams, who have struggled to access parts of the plane’s fuselage.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Aerial videos of the April 10 response show divers jumping into the murky water from NYPD boats and wading toward the mangled aircraft.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Video of the Russian strike and its aftermath showed mangled and bloodied bodies lying motionless, burning cars and debris covering the road, as screams and sirens wailed in the background.
—Justin Porter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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The mangled cars veered out of control and crashed on the highway, cops said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Heavier equipment needed to remove remaining bodies The mangled wreckage in the Potomac River has made the recovery effort especially difficult for dive teams, who have struggled to access parts of the plane’s fuselage.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Aerial videos of the April 10 response show divers jumping into the murky water from NYPD boats and wading toward the mangled aircraft.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Video of the Russian strike and its aftermath showed mangled and bloodied bodies lying motionless, burning cars and debris covering the road, as screams and sirens wailed in the background.
—Justin Porter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Mangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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