Verb (used without object) : Some people just muddle along, waiting for their big break. From Dictionary.com.
I have been getting the title muddled up with a track on the new Client album which is called. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Some analysts criticized what they called a muddled policy message from the bank after Gov. From Wordnik.com. [Korea Unexpectedly Holds Rate] Reference
What gets muddled is that the “photo op” is supposed to convey the impression of actual support for his policies. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Hypocrisy test.] Reference
And the other false equivalency that makes politics so very muddled is that ‘democrats are exactly the same as republicans’ when their policies are quite different. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rendell: Fox News Hosts ‘Deserve More Credit’ Than Tea Party Movement For Marshaling Anger] Reference
This is a perfect specimen of the way in which wars are "muddled" -- I borrow the expression from Lord Rosebery -- and it deserves thinking over. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith] Reference
The controversy can best be described as a muddled mess. From Wordnik.com. [The American Spectator] Reference
1552: In my excitement over the thriller at Hull, I got my stadiums with two letters for a name muddled up. From Wordnik.com. [BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content] Reference
After speaking on Andrew Marr's programme, shadow chancellor George Osborne was described as muddled in his thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
“I take it that this morris dance — cum-sword-dance-cum-mumming play — forgive me if I’ve got the terms muddled — is a survival of some such practice?”. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
"Teeming with misinformation about the science of evolution, populated by legions of strawmen, and exhibiting what can be charitably described as muddled thinking.". From Wordnik.com. [NCSE - National Center for Science Education - Defending the Teaching of Evolution in Public Schools.] Reference
Others suggested that I was politically naive or "muddled" in my thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Clarence B. Jones: Buck Up and Stop Whining] Reference
With this kind of muddled thinking by our "very serious" establishment, we're in for a long, bumpy ride. From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington: Third World America: Chronicling the Assault on America's Middle Class...and the Solutions] Reference
Drinks should be spirit-forward, with housemade syrups and sodas, where used; at least two should have a "muddled" component. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Levine: A Rye We Hope Will Improve With Age] Reference
The Archbishop of Canterbury displays the same kind of muddled thinking as that of other Western leaders (including our own). From Wordnik.com. [The 15% And 50% Rule Of Black Politicians] Reference
Mr. Plante felt it lacked intensity and seemed "muddled," but Rep. Radanovich went to bat for it, feeling it opened up nicely. From Wordnik.com. [Pour More Years] Reference
My reasoning only appears "muddled" because my prescriptive claims and objective, quantifiable remedies have been selectively ignored. From Wordnik.com. [SL Economy Misunderstood Again] Reference
And the next time I find myself "muddled" I'm going to think of this lovely drink--much more pleasant an image than my usual muddled self. From Wordnik.com. [Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Elixir of Life Recipe] Reference
Undermining property rights on the basis of nebulous ideas such as “social priorities” can and does lead to the kind of muddled thinking behind the Kelo vs. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Should We Teach Law Students the Rule Against Perpetuities?] Reference
I agree that there's a lot of backstory here, and it gets kind of muddled, but I also liked where it was going, with the law firm thing and father and son issues. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Snark Reaches #21] Reference
Climate change sceptics are 'muddled', says Lord Stern. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
This kind of muddled middle that took a long time to decide actually is nevertheless huge progress. From Wordnik.com. [Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude] Reference
Julian Glover says the opposite: he'd err more on the "muddled" than "clear" side of Mike's conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
But even Buffett is saying the administration's response to the banking crisis has been "muddled," while the economy goes "over a cliff.". From Wordnik.com. [AugustaChronicle.com: Latest News & Blogs] Reference
Essentially, because of that one place in Doc Ms existence that gets "muddled" it actually causes ripples for each of his temporal selves. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Movie] Reference
America has long been a pluralistic society, and it has always muddled through. From Wordnik.com. [Fear Of An Immigrant Nation] Reference
You come away unsettled, regardless of who wins, with distinctly muddled emotions. From Wordnik.com. [Enough With The Strike Already] Reference
Such a concoction makes for rich debate and good fun, but also some muddled politics. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Davos] Reference
He still resisted what he saw as muddled interventions in Somalia and, initially, Bosnia. From Wordnik.com. [Worlds Apart] Reference
But now that future seems more muddled than ever, and Stevens has decided to quit the drug. From Wordnik.com. [What's A Woman To Do?] Reference
Subsequent polls were more muddled, but none showed the issue was a clear winner for Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [The Aftermath: It's The Terror, Stupid] Reference
Kerry, as the challenger and leader of a rather muddled campaign so far, has the more complex task. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Debate Checklists for Kerry and Bush] Reference
However muddled, the testimony has thrown a harsh light on the army's treatment of radical settlers. From Wordnik.com. [Was There A Second Gunman?] Reference
Lawyers and the fear of litigation have muddled cooperation between the government and private industry. From Wordnik.com. ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference
Another involves questions of cause and effect -- a science that is muddled at best when it involves RSI. From Wordnik.com. [A Pain For Business] Reference
A lawsuit now pending in Federal District Court in Washington shows how muddled Arafat's financial dealings have become. From Wordnik.com. [Can Arafat Make The Wye Accord Stick?] Reference
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