scrambled

verb

past tense of scramble
1
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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2
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 Instead of letting go of the ball and throwing with anticipation, Mendoza scrambled. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Wasserman Schultz is seeking her 12th term by running in a new district after Republicans scrambled the state’s congressional map earlier this year. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Other software stocks, including Salesforce , quickly rose on the report as shorts scrambled to cover their positions. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 About half of the flow was being blocked and subsequently scrambled on the sides of the brackets. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 Willis was 4-of-5 passes for 43 yards, and his one incompletion was a pass Caleb Douglas caught with one foot out of bounds on the sidelines, and scrambled for 9 yards on two carries. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Doctors scrambled to figure out what was going on, running more tests. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 The quarterback scrambled on three others, only one of which turned into a first down. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Taliban fighters entered Kabul on 15 August 2021 as the Afghan government collapsed and US troops scrambled to complete their withdrawal from the country. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
  1. climbed
  2. disrupted
  3. clambered
  4. shuffled
  5. confused
  6. disturbed
  7. jumbled
Verb
  • Now, as my anxiety climbed, the smell was becoming inseparable from the fear.
    — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • Almost every country had reduced access to vaccines during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when supply chains and clinic access were severely disrupted.
    — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those domestic brands have also disrupted the broader industry, reset innovation cycles and launched price wars.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupted
Verb
  • Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of clambered
Verb
  • The old football adage about teams making their biggest improvements between their first and second games might not apply in the NFL preseason, when personnel are constantly being shuffled in and out of the action.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • This reserve should not be confused with a permanent investment strategy.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Peonies don’t like to be disturbed and may not bloom the next year, but division is sometimes necessary.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Announcements for who will have water access (and when) have been jumbled.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The structured design also helps keep everything in place while traveling, so nothing gets jumbled in transit.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumbled

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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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