draggle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draggle
Verb
  • Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.
    Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
  • But, if those guys [the oligarchs] do start messing everything up, then there is really something for normal people to worry about.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Narratively, Bogart jumbles the order of events by having the pair marry prior to the Capulet Ball, and tweaks the climax in a familiar way purely for sequel-baiting.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
  • More news: 'Drained Joy,' NBA Insider Reveals Insane Details on Michael Malone Firing The Eastern Conference is a bit less jumbled up, and more will come down to the final day of the season, with four teams fighting for seeds three through six and three teams fighting for seeds eight through 10.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Time and again, TV Ellie feels weirdly neutered by the writing, her motivations and characterization oddly muddled and inconsistent.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • His passable ensemble wisely included a pedal-steel guitarist and violinist, yet the mix muddled their contributions on an abundance of mid- and high-tempo material.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • They were all dishevelled from the wind, sprayed with seawater.
    Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Even when her character is supposed to look slightly disheveled, there is an effortlessness to her style that still resonates today.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
  • In recent years, physicians and researchers have seen a rise in orthorexia, disordered eating focused on extreme healthy eating.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Draggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draggle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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