as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the big man barged into the room
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Recent Examples of barging
With time ticking along, Arsenal broke through another of Viktor Gyokeres’s barging runs, like a buffalo on the loose.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 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
Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 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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Facebook groups and other online communities have sprung up around shuffling, allowing expats navigating all sorts of situations to compare notes and share strategies.—
Carole Rosenblat,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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But sometimes, simply shuffling the pieces can help, in our view.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Vandenbroucke verifies that the worst way to respond is cranking up your own television or music, stomping your feet, or pounding on the walls or ceiling.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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We’re treated to a surreal sequence wherein Cassie transforms into the 50-Foot Woman, stomping all over Downtown Los Angeles like a monster movie, which all seems like a pretext for a scene where Sweeney’s giant boobs burst through the windows of a building.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Verb
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America is building the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence but stumbling badly in applying it.—
Drew Cukor,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Barging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barging. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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