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as in climbed
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
the toddler scrambled up the stairs
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
scrambled the letters of the word
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Recent Examples of scrambled
Asian and European nations have scrambled to replace the crude sidelined by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing demand for US oil exports to soar.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was a system of grants and loans set up in 2020 as authorities in the 27 member countries shut borders, imposed lockdowns and scrambled for vaccines to try to stop the spread of the potentially fatal coronavirus.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
This should have been resolved before voters went to the polls, not scrambled together after the fact.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The clip appears to capture the moment the plane hit the top of the tractor-trailer, with the camera falling and the footage becoming scrambled.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Authorities scrambled to create better, faster ways to hunt for missing children.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Wallace and her collaborators scrambled to get into the water; the whale was swimming in the wrong direction, toward some docks.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Other airlines scrambled to help the legion of disappointed customers, including United and Frontier.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
When a dog or a person becomes less sensitive to insulin, brain decay can set in quicker, and the operations of neurons can be scrambled.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was a system of grants and loans set up in 2020 as authorities in the 27 member countries shut borders, imposed lockdowns and scrambled for vaccines to try to stop the spread of the potentially fatal coronavirus.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
This should have been resolved before voters went to the polls, not scrambled together after the fact.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The clip appears to capture the moment the plane hit the top of the tractor-trailer, with the camera falling and the footage becoming scrambled.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Authorities scrambled to create better, faster ways to hunt for missing children.
—Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
Wallace and her collaborators scrambled to get into the water; the whale was swimming in the wrong direction, toward some docks.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Other airlines scrambled to help the legion of disappointed customers, including United and Frontier.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
When a dog or a person becomes less sensitive to insulin, brain decay can set in quicker, and the operations of neurons can be scrambled.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Revenue to domestic government agencies climbed 84% in the first quarter to $687 million, accelerating from 66% growth in the fourth quarter.—
Jordan Novet,Lola Murti,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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It’s named for the noble Sagredo family, which purchased it in the early 1700s and added the grand staircase with cherubs and frescoes by Pietro Longhi, which illustrious guests once climbed during elegant balls.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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The United Nations Development Programme reports that higher energy prices, disrupted food systems, and economic slowdowns triggered by the war could push up to thirty-two million people globally into poverty.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Disasters threaten treatment The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration works with states to ensure that access to opioid use disorder medication isn't disrupted, Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said.—
Andrew Jones,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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At another point, a ranger waded through the mud of a mangrove forest and clambered into a mangrove to catch a bird for a blood sample, before doing the same trek in reverse to put it back.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Conservation and breeding efforts shuffled three giraffes around Colorado zoos this year — one returning home to Denver after months away, another joining the Denver herd and a third finding a new home in Colorado Springs, according to zoo officials.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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But when an audition for the sixth film came through, he was initially confused by the prospect of rejoining a franchise in which his character had already died.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
2 May 2026
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Not to be confused with German tiny camper van builder Alpincamper, Switzerland's Alpencamper is a small upstart dedicated to bicycle camping trailers.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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But if anyone ever said grey was the new pink, they were seriously disturbed.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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However, the Jackson family would only stay at the Mediterranean-style dwelling for three years before leaving in 1971, as the excessive noise of the band’s rehearsals disturbed the neighbors.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
4 May 2026
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The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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But there are just a half-dozen or so teams to have jumbled their top three spots in the order as much as the Padres and/or used six players at any spot.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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