as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barging
The result being that a midfielder who was not scoring goals or barging opponents into the pitchside advertising boards was often dismissed, or otherwise the subject of a culture war.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Moore has been described as barging into Shiver’s apartment and threatening to take his own life.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Instead of barging past, the Great Dane carefully adjusts his body, pressing himself to the side of the stairs in an effort to avoid disturbing the cat.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Heck, as recently as 2023 Cinderella took over the whole darned Final Four, with the Miami Hurricanes, FAU and San Diego State barging in.
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Greg Cote
updated March 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
That necessitated demolishing the existing park — which had been recently renovated — and barging in some 600,000 cubic feet of fill, raising it up to 10 feet above existing levels.
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James S. Russell,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
Newcastle, which finished bottom of the NRL standings last season, seized on the extra man advantage with prop forward Trey Mooney barging over to seal the win.
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ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Moore was arrested hours after his firing for allegedly barging into the woman's home and threatening to harm himself.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
There are few rights more fundamental to life in America than the promise that the government cannot come barging into your home.
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Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Moore has been described as barging into Shiver’s apartment and threatening to take his own life.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Instead of barging past, the Great Dane carefully adjusts his body, pressing himself to the side of the stairs in an effort to avoid disturbing the cat.
—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Heck, as recently as 2023 Cinderella took over the whole darned Final Four, with the Miami Hurricanes, FAU and San Diego State barging in.
—
Greg Cote
updated March 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
That necessitated demolishing the existing park — which had been recently renovated — and barging in some 600,000 cubic feet of fill, raising it up to 10 feet above existing levels.
—
James S. Russell,
Bloomberg,
13 Mar. 2026
Newcastle, which finished bottom of the NRL standings last season, seized on the extra man advantage with prop forward Trey Mooney barging over to seal the win.
—
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
Moore was arrested hours after his firing for allegedly barging into the woman's home and threatening to harm himself.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
There are few rights more fundamental to life in America than the promise that the government cannot come barging into your home.
—
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barging
Verb
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Enola dutifully trudges between clues and possibilities, shuffling through crime scenes and racing around shady spaces, all of this much more paint-by-numbers than connect-the-dots.
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Colombia is trying its luck from distance, but Costa has been equal to each shot, first punching away Jefferson Lerma's rocket from the right, about 25 yards out, and then shuffling his feet to his left and catching Jhon Arias's shot from about the same distance.
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That feeling solidified during their solo date, which included stomping grapes, exploring a winery and making a promise to open a special bottle of wine together one year later.
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In the grainy video, an individual is seen appearing to throw a woman to the ground in the North Philadelphia alley and then hitting her repeatedly in the head with a brick, kicking her, and stomping her face, WPVI reported.
Verb
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
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There's been some stumbling plays, thwarted by tripping and dramatic falls.
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“Barging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barging. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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