Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piffled
Verb
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The unease is muddled, and the characters seem less vulnerable as a result.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025 -
An internal review found that communication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was muddled and inconsistent.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They are boggled even more when told that the Fed creating a new $10,000 out of nothing for one borrowing bank could increase the total national money supply, currency plus bank deposits, several times.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Aug. 2025
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The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered on Wednesday during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And the Ravens completely botched a late second-quarter sequence that resulted in the Bills making a late field goal.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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There are many stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s batshit crazy and, some would say, botched $120-million dystopian epic from last year, Megalopolis, which the legendary Hollywood auteur paid for out of his own pocket.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The driver of the car was found to be impaired by alcohol, according to the Richmond Police Department.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And Probst says the contestants were not the only ones impaired by the conditions.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The 12 were sentenced over the last year to jail or prison in what the Michigan Attorney General's Office dubbed a large-scale criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles throughout six counties in the region and state.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both students were dubbed three-star recruits, and university president Kimo Ah Yun wrote in a letter to the community that they had each been named BIG EAST All-Academic Team athletes for their work as students.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Piffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piffled. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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