barging (in)

Definition of barging (in)next
present participle of barge (in)
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Verb
  • People were complaining about people cutting in lines, but are people blaming Walmart for the line outside at a Black Friday sale?
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness, giving the juices time to redistribute before cutting in.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Not a week goes by without news of a high-profile auction breaking in Publishers Weekly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Other teams breaking in transfer quarterbacks are Illinois (Katin Houser, East Carolina), Nebraska (Anthony Colandrea, UNLV), Northwestern (Aidan Chiles, Michigan State), Penn State (Rocco Becht, Iowa State) and Wisconsin (Colton Joseph, Old Dominion).
    Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Far from putting in $1 billion, his donations totaled around $38 million.
    Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Before the late April game against Streamwood, Sanchez was enthusiastic about the work the East Aurora High School team has been putting in.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • McBath had considered running in the crowded Democratic race for governor, but suspended her exploratory bid last year, pointing to her need to focus on her husband's health after complications from a recent cancer surgery.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The city and county spent $9 million apiece to buy Toyota Field, with SS&E chipping in another $3 million.
    Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As of publication, the GoFundMe has generated over $134,000 of its $160,000 goal — with thousands of strangers chipping in for a delivery driver most of them have never met.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Falter has, well, faltered since coming over to the Royals last year.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • And my parents were super skeptical and, like, 'Why is this guy coming over?
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Why aren't prices dropping in response?
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The 76ers were content to turn him into the shooter, leaving Embiid on him while still dropping in pick-and-roll coverage.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • With David ultimately stepping in as director, his family saw it through.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
  • As travelers across the country look for low-cost flights following the shuttering of Spirit Airlines, one airline is stepping in to fill the void in the Pittsburgh area.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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“Barging (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barging%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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