as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barge
Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 9, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Winter barely had time to unpack at Redfish Lake before the summer sun angle barged in, turned up the heat, and sent all the snow packing.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
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Verb
The ice cream shop located on a barge in the harbor is slinging scoops in flavors like pepperberry, lavender white chocolate, and honeycomb crunch made using local milk and other island ingredients.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Until this factory is up and running, SpaceX plans to transport Starships and Super Heavy boosters horizontally via barges from South Texas to Cape Canaveral.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 9, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Noun
The island also had no source of fresh water, so nearly one million gallons had to be barged in each week.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Winter barely had time to unpack at Redfish Lake before the summer sun angle barged in, turned up the heat, and sent all the snow packing.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
Verb
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Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Each of these had a variable number of lithium atoms at each of the corners of these structures, and molecular simulations showed that lithium ions could readily move between these locations, allowing the material to shuffle ions around rapidly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
Noun
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During the recent conflict, the Israeli Air Force demonstrated an impressive capability to reach targets deep inside Iran while relying on its aged Boeing 707 tankers for refueling its fighter jets.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While some Iranian cargoes are shipped directly from Iran to China, the majority undergo multiple ship-to-ship transfers, often in the Middle East Gulf or the Strait of Malacca, where Iranian oil transported by sanctioned vessels is transferred to non-sanctioned tankers before shipping to China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Complaining on NextDoor about traffic, some locals fled downtown Austin like a movie monster was stomping behind them.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Eighteen months ago, playing those songs inspired fans at the Ryman Auditorium to stomp their feet, throw Resistol hats in the air and soak church pews in alcohol for two hours.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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On a stormy night in 1904, a steamship off the coast of Sydney, Australia, sank.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Hegseth, a former Fox TV host who has stumbled through several controversies during his six months in office, sat silently next to Trump without volunteering any information about the decision that apparently came on his watch.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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Austin Neudecker, Weave Growth YES: Robot couriers may stumble today, but over a longer horizon, their spread feels inevitable.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Both experts say that dry brushing, the physical exfoliant that sloughs away dead skin cells, can be beneficial to keeping strawberry legs at bay.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Pure sugar crystals and AHAs sourced from plants work to slough off skin, while natural botanical oils soothe and hydrate.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, clothes steamers take up less space and (usually) require less laborious work to achieve wrinkle-free results.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 June 2025
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Since the dawn of time, fashion lovers have been searching for ways to keep their breezy summer outfits from wrinkling without having to drag around a personal steamer.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 June 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barge. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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