as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The cops barge into your house early in the morning, demand to see your 13-year-old son and then take him away and accuse him of murder.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Each barge also has a tower at the front, which can telescope out a bridge, connecting it to the next barge or to the shore.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Lawsuits:As crash victims' families start calling lawyers, Trump's words may be evidence in suits
On Saturday, Navy barges from Virginia Beach are set to arrive to salvage the passenger plane and helicopter from the Potomac and retrieve the rest of the bodies.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The cops barge into your house early in the morning, demand to see your 13-year-old son and then take him away and accuse him of murder.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Usually accommodating 6 to 12 passengers, the barges can navigate canals dating back to the early 1600s.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Each barge also has a tower at the front, which can telescope out a bridge, connecting it to the next barge or to the shore.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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All of those departures except for Stark came before the draft, meaning Paton was left to shuffle the chairs and adjust on the fly to ensure the Broncos were prepared.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Given the vessel's lack of nationality, the use of force including boarding the vessel was deemed unnecessary and the tanker was escorted out of the Estonian Economic Exclusion Zone.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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More than 50 activists including Greta Thunberg briefly held a demonstration inside the Copenhagen office of Maersk’s tankers division Tuesday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
Verb
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While wearing a mini tuxedo, Lorenzo slowly stomped down the aisle and paused at the puddle of petals.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Boston Haitian community joyfully stomped, danced and marched their way down Blue Hill Ave.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 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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Meanwhile, the only truly happy artist in Ira’s friend group — played to uproarious perfection by Stanley Tucci — isn’t even much of an artist at all but a shameless name-dropper who seems to stumble into constant success without even trying.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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Still, many times, most seasoned and skilled leaders stumble from time to time.—
Phil Portman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The first airline expected to receive a 777-9 in 2026, once the type is certified, will be Lufthansa, which has placed an order for 20 777-9s and seven 777-8 freighters.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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That predecessor was wrecked May 9, 1980, when a freighter, lost in the vicious storm, broadsided the southbound span of the twin bridge and knocked down a 1,260-foot section of roadway.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Verb
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But that season had a couple of issues that this round of Poker Face smartly sloughs off: an overarching story line involving Charlie’s cards-playing past that sometimes felt like a drag on the series’ forward momentum, an overreliance on law enforcement as a storytelling tool.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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She’s sloughed off to the reservation by her bosses, to go take care of this missing persons report on the Navajo reservation.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, relief is at hand, as there are easier ways to de-wrinkle your clothes that don’t involve using an iron or a steamer.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Don’t: Bring a portable steamer Instead: Pack wrinkle release spray $8 at Amazon Wrinkle release spray is my secret weapon for keeping vacation outfits looking smooth and fresh without a lot of work.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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