as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Moore has been described as barging into Shiver’s apartment and threatening to take his own life.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
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Verb
When Greg installs a latch lock on the inside of his door so that Walt can’t barge in at any time, Walt takes umbrage to this bid for privacy.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Moore has been described as barging into Shiver’s apartment and threatening to take his own life.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Riverlife will reopen its free-to-access barge platform, Shore Thing, on May 22 along the Allegheny River for a second summer season following a successful 2025 debut.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 May 2026
The fact that a humpback whale had been dredged out for days by volunteers, corralled into a barge and released into the North Sea demonstrated a collective good will toward nature that can seem all too rare.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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Women in America’s boardrooms made strides as corporations shuffled their mostly White and male lineups in the face of the historic pushback in 2020.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Tall soldiers in bearskin caps shuffled a few inches to the left, or right, to give the parade its proper visual proportions.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Throughout the large tanker’s journey, its location tracker was off.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, did not explicitly refer to the tanker seized on Thursday.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Grgich stomped grapes at age 3.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
15 May 2026
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International researchers have officially identified Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, a massive dinosaur that has stomped its way into the record books as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Noun
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In other words, voters didn’t accidentally stumble into supporting term limits.—
Jovani Patterson,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The Bucs gave up nearly 26 points per game in the final two months of the season while stumbling to a 2-7 finish.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Noun
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On Sunday, South Korea said a cargo ship had been struck by unidentified aircraft in Hormuz, while Qatar said a freighter arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Digging around Amazon led me to a skin-sloughing solution.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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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,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Albeit pricey, this packable dry steamer produces a finer vapor that is also highly antimicrobial.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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No further specifics were revealed during the steamer’s Upfronts presentation on Wednesday.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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