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
Nowadays, the choice of where to ski in this extraordinary mountain range is mind boggling to say the least.
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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
There are so many questions related to this that boggle the mind: why doesn’t Ashley fight harder for Joanne to make this a priority?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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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
There are so many questions related to this that boggle the mind: why doesn’t Ashley fight harder for Joanne to make this a priority?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggle
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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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By contrast, their opponents have fumbled 21 times, with the Chiefs pouncing on eight of those.Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Junior running back Ashton Jeanty fumbled the ball twice — one of those was recovered by the Broncos — en route to falling just short of breaking Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 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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Well, Neptune and his Wildcats might just be ruining the convenient narrative.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.
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