as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us
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That’s a solid dramatic question, but one that might’ve been more productive as an inciting incident, as too much of this low-budget drama shuffles around subjects that demand incisive action in 2025, effectively creating a subtle irony that undermines the film’s own point.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ennin gets up and stumbles down the block before collapsing next to a building.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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There’s a fine line between righteousness and self-satisfaction, and the second season, which premieres on HBO Max on January 8, frequently stumbles into the latter territory.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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The sequel, which has the Ghostbusters facing off with the spirit of Vigo the Carpathian and his profoundly negative vibes, ends in a joyous celebration that brings the Big Apple together while an animated Statue of Liberty stomps to the rescue.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025
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Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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Navy vessels and barges no longer depart from Jeffboat following the yard’s shutdown in 2018, but redevelopment may bring the are back to life.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Oct. 2025
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Deck shamelessly barges into a victim’s hospital room and offers to represent him in any pending litigation, giving him the hard sell.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Galumphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galumphs. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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