as in to blow
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
I boggled my first effort to make homemade pasta
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Recent Examples of boggle
But the breadth of AI activity in retail is just boggling.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Nowadays, the choice of where to ski in this extraordinary mountain range is mind boggling to say the least.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
So, the bidding is sure to boggle the mind and, yes, the Yankees should be in on that, too.
—Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Kate Fox: People don’t realize Hocus Pocus is fiction, which boggles my mind.
—Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Nowadays, the choice of where to ski in this extraordinary mountain range is mind boggling to say the least.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
So, the bidding is sure to boggle the mind and, yes, the Yankees should be in on that, too.
—Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Kate Fox: People don’t realize Hocus Pocus is fiction, which boggles my mind.
—Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggle
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The Spartans jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but blew the game open in the second behind Blair’s playmaking.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Finer orders pizza, Kate G. puts on music, Paige (receptionist) throws open windows to let crazy pre-rain breeze blow through.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Snoop Dogg couldn't fumble the opportunity to roast the nearly 50-year age gap between football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend at the NFL Honors.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ancient people weren't about to let these pests ruin their crops or their lives.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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The film ends with Ross going full Red Hulk in the White House Rose Garden (oops), nearly ruining his legacy (Sterns’ real prize) and ultimately forcing him to admit his wrongdoing, give up his office, and head to The Raft to serve an undetermined amount of time in the floating prison.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
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Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
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“Boggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggle. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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