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  • past tense form of botch.
  • past participle of botch.
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botched

[bocht] / bɒtʃt /






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Instead, she was left with severe swelling, an open wound and a legal dispute with the surgeon who performed her botched procedure in Kyrgyzstan.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

I’m a brutal realist: Bad things happen if this gets botched.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Because of course, our national 250th birthday celebrations would be botched.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Shelley and husband Barry, 63, spent £50,000 in total getting the botched job at their bungalow in Buckley, Flintshire, fixed - almost £30,000 more than the initial quote of £21,000.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Something feels different: I hear none of the usual post-performance chatter, nothing about botched notes or particularly sublime passages.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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