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He expected the chemical would addle mitochondria in every organ.

From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2023

Temperatures reach an unheard-of 115 in the Pacific Northwest To “Summer in the City” Hot town, summer in Seattle; Portlander brains are starting to addle.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 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

What rare fruit survived to maturity on these little, addled trees was misshapen, acrid, and stubbornly green on one end; in short, it tasted terrible.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

We should not seek ethical guidance from addled entertainers, but we can find insights into our temporal and spiritual condition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

They bolted at the final note to get backstage for curtain calls and were met with cheers — not a given with European audiences alternately amazed, addled and appalled by reinvented works known as regietheater.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

I have heard her discuss ways and means with Frieda, till I felt my small allowance of brains positively addling.

From A Top-Floor Idyl by George Van Schaick