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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
Within hours of the reductions going into effect, hundreds of passengers scrambled to book other flights.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Organizers insist there will be rooms for all and have scrambled to arrange extra accommodation, including on cruise ships, and are offering extra assistance to the most vulnerable nations.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
After terrorists struck New York and Washington, Cheney’s role expanded as the administration scrambled to deal with its aftermath, plan the invasion of Afghanistan and then consider the more controversial question of whether to strike Iraq.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjaye Associates is a company with more than 100 architects in offices on three continents, and when these two clients scrambled to put some distance between themselves and the founder, one of his partners, Pascale Sablan, and another firm, Cooper Robertson, took the lead on both.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
As Hellebuyck scrambled to get back into position, the puck appeared to deflect off the goalie’s skate and into the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Alex Vesia’s absence because of a personal matter has scrambled things somewhat, but that’s not an explanation for why, through much of the second half of the season, the guys who are supposed to be leverage relievers have been either way too inconsistent for anyone’s comfort.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Major retailers scrambled to stock Dubai chocolate and products inspired by it.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Japanese fighter jets were scrambled as Russian military aircraft, including bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew close to the United States ally's airspace.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Organizers insist there will be rooms for all and have scrambled to arrange extra accommodation, including on cruise ships, and are offering extra assistance to the most vulnerable nations.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
After terrorists struck New York and Washington, Cheney’s role expanded as the administration scrambled to deal with its aftermath, plan the invasion of Afghanistan and then consider the more controversial question of whether to strike Iraq.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjaye Associates is a company with more than 100 architects in offices on three continents, and when these two clients scrambled to put some distance between themselves and the founder, one of his partners, Pascale Sablan, and another firm, Cooper Robertson, took the lead on both.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
As Hellebuyck scrambled to get back into position, the puck appeared to deflect off the goalie’s skate and into the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Alex Vesia’s absence because of a personal matter has scrambled things somewhat, but that’s not an explanation for why, through much of the second half of the season, the guys who are supposed to be leverage relievers have been either way too inconsistent for anyone’s comfort.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Major retailers scrambled to stock Dubai chocolate and products inspired by it.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Japanese fighter jets were scrambled as Russian military aircraft, including bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew close to the United States ally's airspace.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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The manager and infielder, who climbed the same baseball ladder from the Gulf Coast League to Game 7, held for an eternity.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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For firms with 10 to 199 workers, the average family premium climbed to $26,054 in 2025 from $16,977 in 2020, according to a recent KFF report.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The outage stems from a lapse in federal funding during the shutdown that began at the end of September, which temporarily disrupted FLAG access and paused the processing of employer applications.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Of 763 water systems on the island, 641 were disrupted.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 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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This week’s episode of Survivor 49 once again shuffled the deck, going back to three tribes while also mixing up the contestants on each… just for funsies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Morning sunlight poured into the front door as Kendall slumped his shoulders and shuffled into the home, several housing units across the courtyard from their own.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The whales' communication can be disturbed by underwater noise made by humans, and the interference often deters them from certain crucial areas, like breeding and feeding locations.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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For instance, Bella's first meeting with Edward in their biology class is supposed to be this unnerving moment, where Bella is disturbed by Edward's apparent repulsion toward her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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They were given over 30 hours of material on a thumbdrive, dash cam footage, body camera recordings, and clips from community Ring cameras, all of which were jumbled, out of date, and often missing the associated audio.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tune in next week to see how this all gets jumbled up again.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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