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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
Thousands of employees were out of work while parents scrambled for alternatives during the holidays.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The United States and Canada scrambled multiple aircraft to track Russian military planes flying near Alaska on Wednesday.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
With two minutes left, quarterback Justin Herbert shrugged off or evaded multiple would-be tacklers, scrambled to his left and was able to throw around an oncoming defender’s shoulder pad and fit the pass into a sliver of space for a 20-yard, game-tying touchdown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The 27-year-old somehow escaped a sack, scrambled to his left and – with a defender in his face – managed to produce a brilliant throw to find Keenan Allen in the endzone to tie the game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Poland reported shooting down multiple drones, while NATO Italian fighter jets escorted three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets away from Estonian territory and Romania scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone that eventually left the country’s airspace.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Contestants scrambled to find them.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to the drone crossing into its territory, Bucharest said.
—semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As the number of ill people climbed into the dozens, public-health officials scrambled to address clusters of cases, including one among college and university students.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
The United States and Canada scrambled multiple aircraft to track Russian military planes flying near Alaska on Wednesday.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
With two minutes left, quarterback Justin Herbert shrugged off or evaded multiple would-be tacklers, scrambled to his left and was able to throw around an oncoming defender’s shoulder pad and fit the pass into a sliver of space for a 20-yard, game-tying touchdown.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
The 27-year-old somehow escaped a sack, scrambled to his left and – with a defender in his face – managed to produce a brilliant throw to find Keenan Allen in the endzone to tie the game.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Poland reported shooting down multiple drones, while NATO Italian fighter jets escorted three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets away from Estonian territory and Romania scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone that eventually left the country’s airspace.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Contestants scrambled to find them.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Romania scrambled fighter jets in response to the drone crossing into its territory, Bucharest said.
—semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As the number of ill people climbed into the dozens, public-health officials scrambled to address clusters of cases, including one among college and university students.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Warren Buffett’s one-time favorite yardstick for stock market valuations has climbed to an all-time high, reviving fears that investors are once again testing the limits of market exuberance.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brown climbed the ladder to haul in a pass over the middle from Madsen, beating his defender in the air acrobatically before smashing into the end zone turf for the catch and a 33-14 lead.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of flights have been disrupted across the region, with cancelations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The network could have disrupted emergency communications, McCool added.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That leaves an untold number of fans who may have purchased an indoor antenna, a new receiver or even clambered up onto a roof to hook up an outdoor antenna, with a bunch of wires and a blank TV screen.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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One member of the group, Joel Wenhardt, from Southern California, shuffled to the piano and flopped down on the bench.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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But what that led to, advocates and attorneys say, is that children in the state’s care continued to be in night to night placements and shuffled from home to home.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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By bridging cutting-edge research with accessible, actionable advice, this book fills a critical gap in the menopause conversation — one that has left millions of women confused, underserved and unheard.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Arthur’s confused by his brother’s anger.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sleep may be disturbed by a pet's movements, and dogs may bite if startled.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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After the assassination, Morelo said he was disturbed by those who mocked or celebrated the conservative activist's killing.—
Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Those aren’t just random words jumbled together to test your reading comprehension—they’re the outcome of recent brand collaborations with Liquid Death.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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