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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
The focus for many Republicans has centered on his gun, an extraordinary argument that has scrambled the nation’s gun debate and sparked pushback from gun rights advocates.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Close friends Todd Spessert and Jason Young scrambled to see Kevin.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Late last year, Davis scrambled to get music clearances from the artists featured in the film in time for the film to premiere at Sundance.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Bella Livingston Fire destroyed an Anderson Township home early Monday as firefighters scrambled to find a hydrant that wasn’t frozen.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
News outlets scrambled to ingest the clips and make sense of them for viewers and readers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Shoppers scrambled from store to store around the city looking for basic goods.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
The backlash scrambled traditional ideological lines, leading Republicans to side with Democrats demanding further investigation.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
European leaders have scrambled to update their Davos talking points to try and contain a confrontation that threatens to rupture NATO.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Close friends Todd Spessert and Jason Young scrambled to see Kevin.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Late last year, Davis scrambled to get music clearances from the artists featured in the film in time for the film to premiere at Sundance.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Bella Livingston Fire destroyed an Anderson Township home early Monday as firefighters scrambled to find a hydrant that wasn’t frozen.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
News outlets scrambled to ingest the clips and make sense of them for viewers and readers.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Shoppers scrambled from store to store around the city looking for basic goods.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
The backlash scrambled traditional ideological lines, leading Republicans to side with Democrats demanding further investigation.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
European leaders have scrambled to update their Davos talking points to try and contain a confrontation that threatens to rupture NATO.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Point Loma Nazarene’s women’s basketball team improved to 14-4 and climbed back on top of the PacWest Conference standings with a 10-2 mark after beating Azusa Pacific (80-55) and contender Vanguard (59-57) last week.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Silver and platinum prices have also climbed alongside gold, reflecting broader investor interest in hard assets.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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American said Monday that five of its nine hub airports were disrupted by the storm, including its largest hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.—
Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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If your travel is or was disrupted, here’s what airlines owe you for the inconvenience.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 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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But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court this week alleges.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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The show is Finding Her Edge, a new ice skating drama that should not be confused with Spinning Out, another Netflix ice skating drama that was cancelled after one season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Judicial warrants should not be confused with administrative warrants, which are signed by immigration officers.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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High wind also caused visibility problems near construction and agricultural areas where soil was disturbed, including land along I-70 and I-76 northeast of Denver.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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Likewise, the Padres view King’s return as an important piece of a rotation puzzle that had been jumbled by the loss of Yu Darvish to elbow surgery and the prospect of losing both King and Cease to free agency.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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