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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
the elephant lumbered through the jungle
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as in stumbles
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the novel's plot lumbers to its predictable conclusion after 500 long pages
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as in loads
to place a weight or burden on
preparations that will lumber the expedition with unnecessary equipment and supplies
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumbers
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026 -
That is not unique — Major League Baseball’s offseason shuffles along at a deliberate pace, just as the Dodgers historically have liked.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited route connects New York and Chicago—a 19-hour trip that rumbles along the breathtaking Great Lakes shoreline and through the scenic Finger Lakes region.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2026
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Taylor Swift is not the only pop star football superfan showing up in style to cheer on her significant other as the NFL season rumbles to a close.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Dec. 2025
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The user fills the tumbler with water and ice, fits the tumbler with the Ecoldbrew machine, loads the bean hopper (capacity 25 g) with whole beans, uses the rotary dial to set their preferred grind, and enters the brew time on the LED touchscreen.—
Shirl Leigh
January 22,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2026
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Simmer ingredients 6 to 7 hours, then blend 2 cups of the soup and return it to the slow cooker—this step thickens the soup without flour and loads it with even more flavor.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg was tasked with layering in claps, stomps and screams.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 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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Traveling around the world, arranging meetings with whoever is the oldest at that particular moment in time, Green struggles to formulate the right questions to ask these people.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Azad doesn’t know that she’s adopted, and Rojîn struggles with how to tell her.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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And as the person behind the camera approaches the pit bull, the dog growls and barks while standing in a fearful crouch.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
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Sturridge crows and growls his lines, rolling his torso and crouching to crawl on his knuckles like a young silverback.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025
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Live music fills multiple stages.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Saying yes to work that fills time but drains energy is a financial choice, whether it's labeled that way or not.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Lumbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumbers. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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