jumbling

present participle of jumble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jumbling Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbling
Verb
  • Analysts, however, worry if the licenses will be approved fast enough to avoid disrupting operations abroad.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In such a large, complex, dangerous, and confusing world, can one person make a difference to anything?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • These fictional AIs tapped into our deepest worries about healthcare—long waits at the doctor's office, confusing medical information and the wish for constant health guidance.
    Sanath Chilakala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two players take on the roles of a brother and sister who are searching for their missing buddies on an island inhabited by some rather disturbing monsters.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In 2020, 13-year-old Lauryn Licari and her middle-school boyfriend, Owen McKenny, started getting constant graphic and disturbing messages from an unknown number out of the blue.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Jumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumbling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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