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addled

[ad-ld] / ˈæd ld /


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Only one scene really has an impact: Ben runs into a nerd-revolutionary, adorably played by Michael Cera, who seems like a little brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s addled old radical in “One Battle After Another.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

For 18 years, Clayton Kershaw pitched through the gamut of emotions as both a hero and a villain, moments of euphoria addled with spells of despair, picturesque summers disappearing into the wicked wilds of October.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

No mastermind, Musk is more Scaramucci 2.0—an addled and overcaffeinated whirlwind that we all hoped would be one more chapter to which we could say: “Whoa, that was wild. Next.”

From Slate Feb. 7, 2025

But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.

From Salon Jan. 5, 2025

His little brother would murmur and be addled in his sleep tonight, the boy thought.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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