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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
Milwaukee County Transit System officials scrambled behind the scenes to figure out solutions to a looming deficit crisis while keeping top county leadership in the dark, new emails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveal.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
When the price of metal caps tripled virtually overnight owing to supply issues, for example, Chun scrambled to find comparable plastic ones.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who’s also the team’s punter, scrambled out to the right before lobbing a spiral over some New Mexico defenders, including two right in his face, to find Grizzle.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
What happened in Bend, Oregon, when the set list got totally scrambled?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The issue of such long third-down situations was apparent to end that drive, when Patrick Mahomes scrambled but could gain only six yards before being hit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee scrambled to find a taker.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
As Minnesota scrambled to backcheck, Zach Ashton-Reese sent a long pass off the end boards next to Gustavsson, where Miles Wood was able to tack down the puck and snap a low shot past the Wild goalie.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
In the wake of the 2024 election, Renegade and its staff of three was poised to capitalize on the thawing that followed as the industry scrambled to reach conservative audiences.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
When the price of metal caps tripled virtually overnight owing to supply issues, for example, Chun scrambled to find comparable plastic ones.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Doyle, who’s also the team’s punter, scrambled out to the right before lobbing a spiral over some New Mexico defenders, including two right in his face, to find Grizzle.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
What happened in Bend, Oregon, when the set list got totally scrambled?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The issue of such long third-down situations was apparent to end that drive, when Patrick Mahomes scrambled but could gain only six yards before being hit.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee scrambled to find a taker.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
As Minnesota scrambled to backcheck, Zach Ashton-Reese sent a long pass off the end boards next to Gustavsson, where Miles Wood was able to tack down the puck and snap a low shot past the Wild goalie.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
In the wake of the 2024 election, Renegade and its staff of three was poised to capitalize on the thawing that followed as the industry scrambled to reach conservative audiences.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Sales of non-strategic cards and collectible stickers climbed by $565 million, or 156%, to $925 million in the same period, Circana said.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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In hot spots like Mission Bay, near OpenAI’s headquarters, rents climbed 13% recently.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Air travel was snarled during the more than month-long government shutdown that ended in January 2019, hours after a shortfall of air traffic controllers disrupted flights in the New York area.—
Lillian Rizzo,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 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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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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Doctors shuffled her between units — labor and delivery, then other departments — but never ordered a CT scan.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Sharks also shuffled their defense pairs for Monday’s practice, with Dmitry Orlov and Mario Ferraro forming the top line, Nick Leddy with Timothy Liljegren, and Sam Dickinson paired with John Klingberg.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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While some players confused her lyrics for other pop powerhouses', others showed off their Swiftie sides and extensive knowledge of her discography.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Three stops into The Boy Is Mine Tour this week, fans of Brandy Norwood and Monica were left confused by the abrupt end to Saturday’s concert.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 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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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 20 Oct. 2025.
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