as in blunderer
someone who bungles an effort
the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases
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as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
the new piano student butchered the sonatina
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Recent Examples of butcher
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Assassins eventually gunned her down outside a butcher shop in Medellín, Colombia, in 2012.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Wealthy lakefront neighborhood rocked after family butchered in their own home.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This month, the news is mostly good, especially for Northern Kentucky, which saw the opening of a buzzy new Italian restaurant and, coincidentally, a new Italian butcher shop right around the corner.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
Assassins eventually gunned her down outside a butcher shop in Medellín, Colombia, in 2012.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
When cultists butcher one of their families back on Earth, the emotional chasm between the two careens toward a deadly conclusion.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Wealthy lakefront neighborhood rocked after family butchered in their own home.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some made for the Pine Ridge Reservation, where, just two weeks later, they would be stopped and slaughtered by the U.S. Army in the Wounded Knee massacre.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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Tens of millions of birds have been slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Taylor started Indy’s unraveling by fumbling away a would-be 41-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that would’ve given Indianapolis a 20-7 lead.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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That’s what Matt Stafford did after fumbling through the start of the game.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, digital health startups raised $29.1 billion, blowing past all previous funding records, according to a report from Rock Health.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The only real blemish on the Colts’ victory Sunday was their defense, whose poor tackling nearly resulted in the team blowing a 38-7 lead.James Boyd, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Bundy confessed to raping and murdering 30 women before his execution in 1989, although law enforcement officials believe the number is much higher.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Alonzo, 36, was charged last week with murdering 43-year-old Deandre Irvin in the 2022 shooting.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent reports, however, point to a new mass-market Tesla codenamed Redwood, dubbed Model Q by Deutsche Bank, due in mid-2025.Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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An Ohio corn maze dubbed the Field of (Wildest) Dreams.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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The other car, on Cesar Chavez, was mangled at the curb.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Although the name suggests otherwise, the custard should never be allowed to actually boil, which would risk scrambling the eggs and ruining the custard.Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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And these aren’t the only holiday hazards that can ruin your festive spirit.Terri Williams, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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CeeDee Lamb had seven receptions for 105 yards, Brandon Aubrey booted in four field goals and Jalen Tolbert and Ezekiel Elliott each contributed one TD as quarterback Cooper Rush spread the wealth.Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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As the underwhelming confrontation happens, Mia tries hard to sell the scene, cackling with all 32 teeth showing, and after Jacqueline is unceremoniously booted from the premises, whispering middling insults into the mic from the curb with her friend.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Butcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcher. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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