BARGE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of barge

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily the big man barged into the room

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Recent Examples of barge

Verb

But Japan closed the gap again when Hayate Era barged over and Matsunaga converted to close the margin to six points on the hour. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Even the Sanitation Department is in on the planning because the garbage barges need to get out of the way. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

Noun

According to court records, Lopez Insua was piloting a 25-foot (8-meter) tugboat pushing a construction barge across Biscayne Bay on July 28, 2025. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 According to prosecutors, Insua was operating a tugboat pushing a barge loaded with construction debris, while a deckhouse and crane obstructed his view ahead. — Bethany Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for barge

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Verb

The results indicated continued progress in CVS' broader turnaround plan, which has involved cutting $2 billion in costs, closing underperforming stores, shuffling leadership and reducing costs within Medicare Advantage plans.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Few heads turn despite her tall, unmistakable frame shuffling across the floor.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffle

Noun

The tanker has been grounded off the Dhofar coast since June, according to two shipping and maritime news outlets, who reported that the crew reported an explosion on board at the time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
On February 28, conflict erupted in the Persian Gulf and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed by more than 90 percent within days, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
The seasoning’s name is a nod to the region’s maritime history and is named for the Old Bay Line, a passenger steamship that traveled the Chesapeake Bay between Baltimore and Norfolk, Virginia, in the early 1900s.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Definition of steamship

Verb

Pochettino was hired in 2024 to right the ship after the men's team stumbled in a crucial tournament in the run-up to this summer's World Cup.

— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Facebook stumbled out of the gate and trended lower for months before bottoming at less than half its IPO price.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of stumble

Noun

The Boeing 737 entered service in 1999 as a passenger aircraft before it was converted into a freighter in 2011.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
The 737-400 was first delivered as a passenger plane to Russia’s Aeroflot in 1999 and was converted to a freighter in 2012, according to Flightradar24.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of freighter

Verb

At the same time, glycolic acid—an exfoliating ingredient—helps renew skin by sloughing off dead skin cells and improving texture for a silky-smooth finish.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
The leader of his country’s Socialist Party, Rama came to power in 2013, as Albania was still sloughing off its insular identity.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of slough

Noun

These came in a tiny bag folded very tightly—typically, that means breaking out the steamer or tossing them in the dryer with an ice cube.

— Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 31 July 2026
In-room requests (like asking for a steamer, for instance) are handled swiftly via WhatsApp.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of steamer

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