addle
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He expected the chemical would addle mitochondria in every organ.
From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2023
They even had the guts as three Olympic rookies to watch old South Korean Olympic victory videos, a part of preparation that might addle some.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2021
Her putter works just fine from medium to long range; it’s the tiddlers that get her nerves jangling and addle the head.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2019
The company will also remove nests, transport injured birds to rehabilitation centers and addle the eggs.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
“I dim the eyes and addle the brain. Every mortal fears old age!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
He is played with a fine sense of clueless arrogance by Mr. Son, as the character idly practices his golf swing with a precision he fails to bring to his idle and addled mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
With their shallow root systems, addled by disease, the trees wouldn’t put up much resistance.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Though he’d been addled by the ailment, he understood that his son had managed to preserve the family business.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
“Before we discuss the possibility that you’ve addled your wits with that crack to the head, tell me, how is the road to Tinue?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
He said social media could create "greater connections and a sense of belonging" but also came with risks including the "harm of addling the developing mind of young people".
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
It is the play itself that lurches and rocks us, addling our expectation of narrative coherence in order to take us inside the sort of experience that can’t be grasped with the mind alone.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 30, 2019
The blaze has been propelled by a heatwave addling much of the nation, in addition to the naturally dry and windy conditions of Southern California's Santa Clarita Valley, the area affected by the fire.
From US News ● Jul. 25, 2016
You don’t feel like hissing this Miss Hannigan, which adds an addling ambivalence to the show.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2012
Hyperaspists of templéd night, And yawning caverns cold and bleak, Forsake the crown of addling Care; Whilst afrites in bright jeweled cars, Lured by the phosphorescent light, Scale an immarcescible peak.
From Betelguese A Trip Through Hell by Jean de Esque
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