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Recent Examples of rummage
Verb
Knapp rummages in her kitchen, eventually holding up a perfectly respectable little potato. Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025 Throughout, her signature dusky vocal leads listeners through a complex tapestry of sounds, rummaging through styles and genres, without ever abandoning her musical core. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025 He's known to sneak off to the recycling bin on the regular, rummaging through the recyclables to find his favorite brew. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025 Catching my teen rummaging through my closet is oddly flattering. Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rummage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rummage
Noun
  • Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.
    Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Some residents have found debris as far as two miles from the facility, according to the Hickman County Sheriff’s office.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t expect to find an M5 in an iPhone, though.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.
    Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Among the detentions in which allegations have not stuck, masked agents pointed a gun at, pepper sprayed and punched a young man who had filmed them searching for his relative.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The flowers look similar to wildflowers or cosmos, and come in a colorful assortment of autumnal shades like deep red, burnt orange, and light orange.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Customers will find an assortment of authentic French pastries, sandwiches, coffee and more.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers at Radware discovered the zero-click vulnerability in June 2025.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, there is a growing movement to curb light pollution and reduce its impacts across a variety of animal species.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The beauty is variety—but that variety depends on the region.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Steen learned about his Hall of Fame invitation during training camp.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The dishes are fresh and vibrant, infusing a medley of spices with quality ingredients to produce tasty creations.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Here, she's seen performing on her variety show, which featured a number of famous guests and her own musical medleys.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Rummage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummage. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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