muddles 1 of 2

noun

Definition of muddlesnext
plural of muddle
1
as in jumbles
a state in which everything is out of order things at the newly built school were all in a muddle on opening day

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2
as in confusions
a state of mental uncertainty the new, supposedly improved forms simply put taxpayers in a bigger muddle

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3
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a muddle of old magazines piled on the shelves

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muddles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of muddle
1
as in confuses
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice

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2
as in disrupts
to undo the proper order or arrangement of some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddles
  1. disrupts
  2. varieties
  3. assortments
  4. collages
Verb
  • Pursuing The Wrong Trends When a new trend disrupts the market and an opportunity presents itself, navigating a path forward can be challenging.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This new standard discredits live event producers' long-standing excuse that accessibility disrupts the performance or looks bad.
    Toby Wong, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrupts
Noun
  • The track record on polling is more challenging as different pollsters asking different varieties of the population can often draw higher margins for error.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Our favorite varieties are ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ and ‘October Skies’.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of varieties
Noun
  • As well as challenging price, 29% of respondents cited unsatisfying assortments as a reason not to purchase.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • On the retail side, AI is helping to plan assortments and supporting shoppers with conversational and image-led search.
    SJ STAFF, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of assortments
Noun
  • Peres has one of the fair’s best booths, with a duo presentation of paintings and collages by Daniele Toneatti, alongside epoxy resin figurative sculptures by Rebecca Ackroyd.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • As a primer of sorts, Gordon’s game plan included having the youngsters create illustrations and mood boards by making collages, showing them how to create their own style using mood boards.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of collages
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