scrabbles 1 of 2

noun

plural of scrabble
as in fights
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty

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scrabbles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrabble
1
as in climbs
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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2
as in fumbles
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 Synonyms for scrabbles
  1. fights
  2. climbs
  3. fumbles
  4. struggles
  5. scrambles
  6. looks
  7. battles
  8. clambers
Noun
  • Another takeover involving more than 300 teens happened on Saturday at the boardwalk in University City, where multiple fights broke out.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The fights about data centers can often take the form of collisions between companies and community members.
    — Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of fights
Verb
  • When the three fall to the ground, the male agent climbs onto Hurtado-Cariaco and applies a chokehold, according to the 47-second video, which ends with the agents trying to put his arms behind his back.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The ride reaches speeds of 95 mph, climbs 325 feet into the air and has an 81-degree drop.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Definition of climbs
Verb
  • Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
  • The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Definition of fumbles
Noun
  • His struggles aren’t solved; he’s just found a new means of battling them.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
  • Early this season, the Braves were flying high, holding the best record in baseball and making many fans forget about last season’s struggles.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • The internet casually scrambles basic ideas of personhood, reframing people as commodities and stripping us for parts.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • Latest updates Anthropic is racing to increase its AI compute capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, as the company scrambles to keep up with soaring demand for its products.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 26 June 2026
Definition of scrambles
Verb
  • This is why your manager at work always looks so stressed out.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • While Spain looks primed to defend their crown with a young core and home-field advantage, the race to lift the World Cup in 2030 has almost four years to now take shape.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of looks
Noun
  • Many of these battles played out in fits of gangland violence.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Messi battles on Sunday as the world champion Argentina takes on Spain.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of battles
Verb
  • His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.
    — Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of clambers
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