as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Rousteing marks the end of the lockdown in France — and the eve of couture — by loading up a barge with models wearing recent and archive Balmain designs, plus French singer Yseult.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Her nephew, who lives in the same home, would repeatedly barge into her room.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Verb
From 2012 to 2021, the port averaged 728 tons per barge, according to the project's application.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2025
Rousteing marks the end of the lockdown in France — and the eve of couture — by loading up a barge with models wearing recent and archive Balmain designs, plus French singer Yseult.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Soon his wife Min-yeong (Jang Sun) is barging onto the premises, demanding to know if anyone has a clue as to his whereabouts in what rapidly becomes a missing-person case.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Her nephew, who lives in the same home, would repeatedly barge into her room.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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Cooper, an alum of Ralph Lauren and the former creative director of Ash NYC, plans to rotate the displays weekly, mixing in vintage furniture from his studio’s collection and shuffling the assortment so regulars will always find something new.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Typically, at this time, nearly 20 minutes after a game, players are shuffling in and out.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mission architecture included OOR, consisting of multiple tanker vehicles launched to service a refueling depot in LEO.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Other agencies would also be involved in trying to determine whether the company that owned the tanker had complied with regulations.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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When the band quickly left before the encore, the elated, yet sweaty, audience clapped their hands and stomped their feet without virtually anyone leaving the building.—
Josh Chesler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 410-foot-long, 72-year-old ship offers the largest cross-lake passenger service on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamship experience, its website says.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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So Gabriela and her companion set off on a steamship headed to Altamira.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there have been some career stumbles recently, a superhero disappointment in particular, that must have complicated Johnson’s conception of his remarkable career.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Cygnus team overcame that problem, however, and got the freighter on track for a one-day-late rendezvous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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About 300 to 400 linear feet (91 to 122 meters) of a coastal slope sloughed off, falling about 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 meters) toward the ocean, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Save on a clothes steamer with more than 80,500 five-star ratings and this Warner’s wireless bra that reviewers agree is soft, supportive, and comfortable.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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