as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barged
Man-of-the-match lock Emmanuel Meafou then barged over for his first test try.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, who owned a hostel for surfers in Puerto Viejo on the country’s Caribbean coast for many years, was with his girlfriend when intruders barged into his residence, the OIJ said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
The death-penalty trial of the man who barged into a nail salon and gunned down a 10-year-old boy during a robbery abruptly ended on Tuesday, after prosecutors rested their case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
After being fired by Michigan, Washtenaw County prosecutors say Moore went to the victim's apartment, barged his way in, proceeded to a kitchen drawer, and grabbed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Like a little-and-large tag-team, the fuming pair had raced down the touchline to remonstrate with Millwall defender Alan Dunne after Bradford striker James Hanson had been barged over the pitchside advertising hoarding.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
And though not new, the Black and Blue (2025 Mix) by the Rolling Stones barged its way back into my rotation; some obsessions, like certain bands and certain years, refuse to stay politely in the past.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Moore then allegedly barged into the residence, grabbing a butter knife and a pair of scissors and beginning to threaten his own life.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Then came the 12-team playoff, and five automatic bids barged their way into the bracket.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2025
ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, who owned a hostel for surfers in Puerto Viejo on the country’s Caribbean coast for many years, was with his girlfriend when intruders barged into his residence, the OIJ said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
The death-penalty trial of the man who barged into a nail salon and gunned down a 10-year-old boy during a robbery abruptly ended on Tuesday, after prosecutors rested their case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
After being fired by Michigan, Washtenaw County prosecutors say Moore went to the victim's apartment, barged his way in, proceeded to a kitchen drawer, and grabbed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Like a little-and-large tag-team, the fuming pair had raced down the touchline to remonstrate with Millwall defender Alan Dunne after Bradford striker James Hanson had been barged over the pitchside advertising hoarding.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
And though not new, the Black and Blue (2025 Mix) by the Rolling Stones barged its way back into my rotation; some obsessions, like certain bands and certain years, refuse to stay politely in the past.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Moore then allegedly barged into the residence, grabbing a butter knife and a pair of scissors and beginning to threaten his own life.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Then came the 12-team playoff, and five automatic bids barged their way into the bracket.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barged
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What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?—
Randy Ribay,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Three weeks later, Jalloh allegedly assaulted an older male and stomped his head into the ground.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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This wasn’t the three-time Cy Young Award version of this man who stomped through their clubhouse doors this week.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Season 1, the publication of Lee’s latest exposé – a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family – is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), and Lee knows he’s stumbled onto something big.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the Illini stumbled by losing four of six after that before winning their final two against bottom-dwellers Oregon and Maryland.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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