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messes

noun as in difficulty, predicament

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The messes he’s had to deal with in recent years, however, are far more serious and could lead to real, substantial, visible changes to his company—notably, of the kind that he himself did not instigate.

From Slate

“The post office messes up. We get a lot of cards back or mail back that says ‘undeliverable’ and the person will be like, ‘I’ve lived at this address for 20 years and I’ve never moved,’” said Trudy Hancock, elections administrator in Republican-leaning Brazos County, home to Texas A&M University.

From Salon

Which is how “Disclaimer” messes with you.

She is brought out instead to help clean up her husband’s messes with women—like when he smears those without children as cat ladies uninvested in the future of the nation.

From Slate

“And I think it’s time we stop expecting women to clean up messes without the authority and the title to match the job.”

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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