as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
For example, fresh water had to be barged to the island every week.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Verb
Brand, 39, tried to make good on his promise on March 13, 2024, prosecutors allege, barging into her Edgewater apartment and stabbing her and her 11-year-old son Jayden Perkins.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
For example, fresh water had to be barged to the island every week.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Noun
The frames were built in Poland and shipped by a barge through the European river network to Marseille’s port on France’s southern coast for the contractor to pour the concrete to create 18 cubes.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
These technologies include a bubble barrier that removes small fish trapped under barges or carried in their wake and an acoustic deterrent that creates painful sound waves.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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The Discovery+ streaming service will be shuffled into the Global Networks company.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Instead, set aside time each week to sort through each piece of paper (rather than picking it up and shuffling it around multiple times per week!).—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Limp also spotlighted Blue Origin's work on zero-boil-off technology and the firm's Transporter tanker.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Additionally, owners of tankers supplying fuel to squid fishers are not mandated to register these vessels within fleets that directly contact fishing vessels, creating a regulatory gap that enables support with a minimal record of activities.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Verb
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In a world where we’re constantly reminded that physical media is dead — that the future is just algorithms stomping our faces, forever — the fact that the Criterion Closet has gone viral suggests that all is not lost.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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No one could agree on whether the brawl of as many as nine young men was limited to fists or if its participants were also kicking and stomping.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
Noun
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In March 2024, the wreck of the steamship Milwaukee, which sank after colliding with another vessel in 1886, was found 360 feet below the water's surface in Lake Michigan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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On the Mississippi, where Mark Twain had once waited upriver for steamships from this city, all boat traffic had fallen silent.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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In 1986, a 520-foot freighter from South Korea scraped the underside of the bridge, destroying one of the ship’s radars.—
Joseph Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Two-thirds of the 155 that Boeing sold were configured as freighters, including the final one that left the factory in 2023.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Verb
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The 9 Best Rust Removers for Your Home Step 3: Scrub the Can Opener After Soaking After soaking, dip the toothbrush in the rust remover and use it to scrub the can opener parts, sloughing off any remaining rust and buildup.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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As a new generation sloughed off the integrationist dreams of their Civil Rights forbears in favor of the Black Power Movement’s call for self-determination, Baraka renegotiated his position as a white literary darling and embraced a racial pride reinforced by righteous anger.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Back then, the steamer was the first to push content out in 4K and later HDR.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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When used together, the steamer and the mask boost curls’ retention and definition while tending to overall hair health.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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