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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San Diego Padres Ownership Situation Murky While Preller offers no excuses, the Padres’ ownership situation is muddled, and the club has been in cost-cutting mode since the death of chairman Peter Seidler in 2023.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Nurses aren’t empowered to respond quickly or effectively to patients’ needs when they’re chained to a union contract muddled with loads of red tape.—
Charlyce Bozzello,
Orange County Register,
17 Feb. 2025
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Next, the researchers looked at the relationship between the frequency of use of these apps and disordered eating, body image, and compulsive exercise.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 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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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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When circulation worsens, blood flow and oxygen decrease, causing the skin to become discolored and often appearing pale, bluish, or gray.4 5.—
Jane Kim,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Designed for dry, brittle, or discolored nails, the three-step renewal system starts with a prep treatment, which uses glycolic acid for exfoliation.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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