1
as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
the toddler scrambled up the stairs
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
scrambled the letters of the word
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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
a scramble of pens and pencils in the desk drawer
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Recent Examples of scramble
Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And that’s not to mention the host of bills related to wildfires that legislators scrambled to unveil following January’s devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Instead, this is an ice hockey-style slide-and-bump affair; hitting an opponent from the side simply gives an annoying temporary jolt (which also disrupts their shooting motion) while hitting an opponent head-on forces a loose ball turnover and a mad scramble for the ball.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
And yet even after the devastation unleashed on Iran’s nuclear sites by Trump, much remains unknown about the state of the Iranian nuclear program and the possibility that Iranian leaders, bludgeoned into a corner, could still scramble to develop a bomb.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
And that’s not to mention the host of bills related to wildfires that legislators scrambled to unveil following January’s devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Robinson went down on a play where there was a scramble for a loose ball as linebacker Jordyn Brooks forced a fumble on Detroit running back David Montgomery.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Instead, this is an ice hockey-style slide-and-bump affair; hitting an opponent from the side simply gives an annoying temporary jolt (which also disrupts their shooting motion) while hitting an opponent head-on forces a loose ball turnover and a mad scramble for the ball.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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The world’s most valuable digital currency had climbed to roughly $124,380 around 8:30 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As interest continues to climb, Snow Capped Cider offers cider lovers a chance to stay connected through a new cider club.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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Network bandwidth was a major concern—data transfers couldn’t disrupt production in any way.—
Apurva Wadodkar,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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While the effects of Trump's second presidency remain to be seen, his administration has already met its promise of disrupting the status quo of the federal government.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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From ones that incorporate fans to odes to classic binge-worthy TV, with the help of social media, everyone’s creative wheels are turning — and people are learning one new step after another, feet shuffling, turning, stepping with ease.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The coaching staff shuffled its depth chart, handing extra reps to players who had performed well over the previous nine practices and deserved a longer look.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Google came back with a variety of domestic and international destinations that fit my description.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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This is particularly important for the healthcare field, especially for enterprises use-cases, as healthcare data is largely unstructured and frequently found in a variety of different modalities.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The refusal by the union to obey the order left many travelers at Toronto Pearson International Airport confused and frustrated on Aug. 17.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Chiefs looked overwhelmed and confused at times.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lulu and Georgia’s assortment strategy evolves alongside its brand presence.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Chestnut brown stitching appears throughout the assortment as a symbol of Bloom Farm’s commitment to the regenerative process.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He was recently disturbed by a Reddit thread in which a user posted jargon-heavy chatbot messages that seemed eerily familiar.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Aug. 2025
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This experience left him disturbed by how his presence affected others.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Scramble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scramble. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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