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.
—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
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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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
17 June 2026
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The Calgary Flames will play their final season at Scotiabank Saddledome before shuffling into Scotia Place in 2027.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Bryan’s stumbling responses, under questioning from the legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, left him humiliated.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Barging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barging. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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