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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1
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
Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
With inflation hitting 300 percent in April, locals cut back at the grocery store and the butcher shop, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Some scam fighters find tech companies' efforts to fight pig butchering too little and too late, however.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for butcher 
Noun
The newer facilities also include a butcher shop, where customers can shop for premium whole-hog cuts that conventional grocery stores might not carry, as well as hot food for takeout.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
With inflation hitting 300 percent in April, locals cut back at the grocery store and the butcher shop, The Washington Post noted.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The war in Gaza was forced upon Israel after the terrorist group Hamas violently invaded and butchered over 1200 Israelis and took hundreds of innocent people hostage.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Some scam fighters find tech companies' efforts to fight pig butchering too little and too late, however.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butcher
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Live bird markets carry poultry that is slaughtered on-site.—
Carma Hassan,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Herod the King, hearing the rumors of the birth of a new rival king, orders his army to slaughter every infant in Bethlehem under 2 years of age.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Snoop Dogg couldn't fumble the opportunity to roast the nearly 50-year age gap between football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend at the NFL Honors.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The seventh season will no doubt spotlight Leclerc’s win in his native Monaco, Norris fumbling his first WDC and Carlos Sainz’s search for an F1 seat after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Spartans jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but blew the game open in the second behind Blair’s playmaking.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Finer orders pizza, Kate G. puts on music, Paige (receptionist) throws open windows to let crazy pre-rain breeze blow through.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, murdered my mother, two cousins, and six others in 2015 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Almost everything is being dubbed into multiple Indian languages, and there is a desire to see the service transcend Indian borders.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Despite these findings, the Ethics Committee’s analysis mangles the laws and safeguards that Congress itself had crafted to protect trafficking victims, particularly children.—
Lori L. Cohen,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Six people were pulled alive from the rubble of a Missouri home Saturday morning after an unexplained explosion mangled the residence, authorities said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
1 Dec. 2024
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Ancient people weren't about to let these pests ruin their crops or their lives.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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The film ends with Ross going full Red Hulk in the White House Rose Garden (oops), nearly ruining his legacy (Sterns’ real prize) and ultimately forcing him to admit his wrongdoing, give up his office, and head to The Raft to serve an undetermined amount of time in the floating prison.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Kuch booted him from the program, the former student alleges.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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Trump's inspectors general firings generate some shrugs Trump's ongoing civil service shakeup saw more than a dozen inspectors general booted from their posts across the federal government Friday.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Butcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcher. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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