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muck up

[muhk-uhp] / ˈmʌkˌʌp /














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Here’s another running bit that would be so easy to muck up or exploit.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

It freed up the Cougs to score in ways that aren’t possible with Cluff and Chinyelu, both of whom lack a perimeter game, allowing defenses to sag off and muck up the spacing.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2024

No. 5 Duke Saturday Pick: The Volunteers’ defense will muck up Duke’s flow and frustrate the Blue Devils’ freshman ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2023

“I remember thinking, well, if I don’t want to spend the rest of my life doing this, meaning watching someone else muck up what I did, there’s only one way around that,” he said.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2022

Too damn much rain would muck up the roads.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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