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as in jumble
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
her office is a tumble of books and papers, but somehow she can find everything
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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
the infant stood for a moment and then tumbled on the carpet
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as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
stock prices tumbled after the earnings report was released
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as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans
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as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
all we need is one strong wind, and that old barn is going to tumble
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Recent Examples of tumble
Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
In April, Seacrest took a dramatic tumble while filming the game show.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Shares of other large companies like Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) have tumbled 6%, 9% and 14% this year respectively, which could also cause the values of 401(k)s to stall.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
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Noun
Wearing improper footwear can cause discomfort, pain, and even a few tumbles.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
In April, Seacrest took a dramatic tumble while filming the game show.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
Wallace has tumbled from seventh in points to 12th during that time.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Shares of other large companies like Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) have tumbled 6%, 9% and 14% this year respectively, which could also cause the values of 401(k)s to stall.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 May 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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The back-to-back hurricanes that struck Fulford’s farm last fall happen in West Florida an average of once every decade, but could occur as frequently as every one to two years by 2100 because of climate change, according to Princeton researchers.—
Rose Schnabel,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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But experts said the DHS order would have a chilling effect on foreign students still deciding whether to study in the U.S. next fall — regardless of the legal battle playing out in courts.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The adventurer turns out to be a wild champion of havoc who alienates friends and demolishes any social scene.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Suddenly, Nicky, who Chloe has erased from her life, is back in the picture and causing havoc as the police investigate the murder and zero in on Ethan, who had tensions with his father.—
Nina Metz Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2025
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While sorting through storage in their Rhode Island studio to prep those reissues, Ivy stumbled upon a treasure trove of reel-to-reel tapes and old hard drives with unused material.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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On a remote island in northern Norway, metal detectorists stumbled upon a pair of bronze treasures.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Any amount of sustained rain, much less a hurricane in what’s expected to be a busy season, can plunge the nation into more distress.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Even as her job at The Dial plunged her deeper into the heart of Transcendentalism, Fuller began to separate herself from the movement.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The earthquake disrupted the World Series and damaged the Bay Bridge, Oakland’s Cypress Freeway, and swaths of San Francisco.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Why disrupt a good thing by adding more and presumably inferior teams to the mix?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The signs have been there for about six months — ever since a 180-foot section of the wooden pier collapsed into the ocean after being battered by towering waves during an atmospheric river storm that wreaked havoc along the Central Coast.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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That’s very much the case with Two Harbors, whose shares traded in the $60s before collapsing during COVID, only mildly rebounded, then deteriorated ever since to current prices around $10 per share.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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For more than a decade, Combs’s legendary White Parties attracted a medley of stars to the Hamptons, Los Angeles, and Saint-Tropez.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
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The rapper recognized the 30th anniversary of his In A Major Way sophomore album and performed a medley of fan-favorite records in the intimate setting.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2025
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“Tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumble. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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