as in to mess
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Or perhaps blaming the whole Jets mess on Aaron Rodgers.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Pesky messes like glitter, sugar, sprinkles or other fine particles on countertops.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
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Together these buildings trace the contours of change in the city, its history jumbled out of order on a slightly shabby street.—
Francesca Carington,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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And yet even within Lazar’s family, the fire jumbled plans.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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He’s also muddled his message to congressional Republicans looking for guidance on how to implement his agenda.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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The sushi bar is where the Chinese American brand (which the Panda restaurants have so painstakingly worked to establish) gets muddled in an overzealous play at fusion.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But mimicking this behavior and expecting similar results could set young adults up for disappointment or disordered eating habits.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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Research suggests that time spent on social networking sites is associated with body image issues, self-harm, and disordered eating in children and teens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.—
Yasmine Salam,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2023
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Prevent Loss And Damage Photos fade and discolor over time.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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These ingredients can discolor the uppers, change the texture, strip the finish, or otherwise damage the material.—
Theresa Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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