MANGLES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

mangles

verb

present tense third-person singular of mangle

as in fumbles

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 mangles Grief mangles cognition and memory in ways that can make even banal tasks feel surreal, if not impossible. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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Sims catches a hitch and turns up field but fumbles the ball while switching hands.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026

Definition of fumbles

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Grucci fireworks are stored in cement-block structures in rural Virginia—well spaced, in case one blows.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Peter trying to have a normal holiday while grieving Tony, Mysterio’s deception, and the post-credits scene that blows Peter’s life apart — all of it feeds into where the new film finds him.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of blows

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Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
That is, unless you’re motivated to pay individual device prices for a business-specific model (which Microsoft dubs Surface Laptop or Pro for Business).

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of dubs

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When her plastic surgeon father botches a celebrity nose job at his practice, her parents decide to move from Bel-Air to Seattle.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
But there’s nothing shocking or subversive about this movie, which plays like proficient, forgettable straight-to-streaming fare for the first ninety minutes and then botches its big, bloody finale.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026

Definition of botches

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The finale’s real tragedy is that Max, in his own warped pursuit of justice, destroys everyone around him before being forced to see his entire crusade differently.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Alas the aforementioned entity has invaded MJ’s mind, if not body, and destroys any idea that this passionate moment was actually real.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026

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