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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

“You’ll addle your brains if you don’t watch out.”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Some of what Chris says is a lie; some is addled and confused.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

With their shallow root systems, addled by disease, the trees wouldn’t put up much resistance.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

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

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

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

“Harry is as sane as you or I. That scar upon his forehead has not addled his brains. I believe it hurts him when Lord Voldemort is close by, or feeling particularly murderous.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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

I can't decide if it is amusing, ironic or horrifying to note that Universities, institutions allegedly dedicated to expanding and improving the mind, principally responsible for addling the brains of their matriculants.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2018

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

Bless 'em, they'll have enough to do to get their bread with sweating and toiling, without addling their brains about things they can't understand.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various