Thesaurus results for SCRABBLED

scrabbled

verb

past tense of scrabble

as in climbed

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling we scrabbled up a sand dune to get a better view of the sea

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as in fumbled

to search for something blindly or uncertainly he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents

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Recent Examples of scrabbled With the June 2 primary weeks away and many voters still undecided, candidates scrabbled for airtime and breakout moments during the chaotic 90-minute debate. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The Eagles have scrabbled at multiple offensive schemes while leveraging the strength of their defense. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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There aren’t many places in London where a king once climbed upstairs to gaze at the stars.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
Muse has already climbed to the top of the app charts since launching earlier this month, and Meta is now integrating it across its hardware and Family of Apps to create more ways to use — and eventually monetize — the technology.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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Treadwell fumbled and L’Jarius Sneed recovered the ball for what initially was ruled a game-winning recovery.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
The Northwestern defense came up with another fourth-down stop to open the third quarter, but the Wildcats gave the ball back when Caleb Komolafe fumbled at the Colorado 34.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Blaney fell to the pavement and then scrambled to his feet and out of a crew member’s hold while Hocevar raised his arms and pointed at him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
The state experienced a major surge in retirements in the first six months of 2022 as veteran workers scrambled to leave service before new limits on pensions took effect.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrambled

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For The Times) In the other new study, Taylor and his colleagues looked along the banks of rivers running through the cities of Bakersfield and Coalinga.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The witness looked in the trash and found four postmarked letters that were opened and not addressed to Boutte’s home, according to court records.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

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Readers will know, of course, that Joao Palhinha bundled in a late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Spurs reduced the gap to two and then clambered over West Ham in the final weeks of the season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
People have clambered into helicopters from roof terraces and been winched up from the mud left behind by the floodwater, videos posted by the Nepali Army show.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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