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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
Wilson scrambled back to his feet after diving headfirst into second, then bolted for third base.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Germany scrambled to reduce its dependence on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 24 June 2026
That comes after Ukraine hit an oil facility on the outskirts of Moscow last week – a large attack that Russian air defenses scrambled to respond to, and during which a Russian defense missile appeared to miss its target and inadvertently blow the lid off an oil storage tank.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The unexpected display drew onlookers but also shut down traffic as emergency crews scrambled to secure the area.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
And now Starmer himself is out less than two years into a five-year mandate, his Labour government undone by a local-election drubbing and a right-wing populist rise that has scrambled the country’s two-party map.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
And in Utah, new House maps have scrambled primaries in both parties.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen scrambled backwards as an effort deflected off Takehiro Tomiyasu, clawing the ball off the line.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 22 June 2026
In recent years, Idaho home prices took off and cities have scrambled to pay for services to keep up with the growth.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Germany scrambled to reduce its dependence on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine.
—ABC News, 24 June 2026
That comes after Ukraine hit an oil facility on the outskirts of Moscow last week – a large attack that Russian air defenses scrambled to respond to, and during which a Russian defense missile appeared to miss its target and inadvertently blow the lid off an oil storage tank.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
The unexpected display drew onlookers but also shut down traffic as emergency crews scrambled to secure the area.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
And now Starmer himself is out less than two years into a five-year mandate, his Labour government undone by a local-election drubbing and a right-wing populist rise that has scrambled the country’s two-party map.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
And in Utah, new House maps have scrambled primaries in both parties.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen scrambled backwards as an effort deflected off Takehiro Tomiyasu, clawing the ball off the line.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 22 June 2026
In recent years, Idaho home prices took off and cities have scrambled to pay for services to keep up with the growth.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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While other similarly sized cities in the ranking have fallen, Pittsburgh climbed by five spots in 2026.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Meanwhile, its medium-range drones have also disrupted Russia’s supply lines to the front, and its long-range strikes have increasingly damaged Russian oil facilities that provide vital revenue for the Kremlin’s war effort.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Record heat has disrupted schools and transportation networks and forced some tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, to close.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
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Cars honked their horns and cyclists pulled over to tune in as flags fluttered in the wind, fans clambered to see the screen, and people hugged and shouted.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
17 June 2026
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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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After about 10 minutes of sitting frozen in place, the seven-year-old shuffled out of the room with his mother, sister and grandmother.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The outsize failings of the men in power demand a grand reimagining of the consequences of those failings, and Helen of Nowhere offers up, exhilaratingly and naughtily, a myth for the man who needs to be shuffled offstage one way or another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Use these pots for transplanting seedlings that don’t like having their roots disturbed.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
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Nothing seemed out of place or disturbed.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
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Ditch the mish-mash of clothes jumbled in your closet with the help of these storage bins, which are just $4 apiece right now, or add extra clothing storage with this duo of under-bed bags that even have wheels.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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