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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Verb

Schmid is sometimes easy to barge off the ball, but makes up for his diminutive frame with great technique across the final third. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 On July 24, policemen in plainclothes barged into his house late evening and took him to the Navrangpura police station in Ahmedabad. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

The winning projects range from a floating food forest on a barge by Mary Mattingly to a nomadic dome for the exchange of Somali ancestral knowledge and contemporary art. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Each 10-megawatt reactor on a barge can power the equivalent of about 10,000 homes, can be moved via tugboats, and can be stacked alongside each other for extra power generation. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barge

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Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffle

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Separately, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, causing a fire, though the crew was reported safe.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The tanker was secured and placed under the protection of Puntland authorities, according to a statement by the Puntland Maritime Police Force.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

Verb

Almost sounds silly now, with the way the team has stumbled and bumbled its way through the first four games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Of the seven clubs that had 14 or more players from their organizations appear in the WBC, several stumbled early and only the Phillies and Brewers made the postseason.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stumble

Noun

New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of freighter

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Biossance’s Squalane + 10% Lactic Acid Resurfacing Serum pairs it with exfoliating lactic acid to slough away the dry skin that exacerbates the appearance of wrinkles.

— Emily Orofino, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

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