Mangle
Mangle verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Pry
Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.
Common collocations
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Pry and Mangle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mangle/pry
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Pry or Mangle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mangle/pry.
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