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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 children scrambled for safety, and luckily, no one was hurt.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Around the world, especially in Asia where many countries depend heavily on Middle Eastern supplies, governments have scrambled to implement short-term measures and subsidies in order to address shortages in fuel and other commodities and rising inflation.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Schools in the nation’s second-largest school district were open as usual on Tuesday, to the relief of many families who had scrambled to make childcare arrangements.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
There was a little daylight for Hagens to slip the rebound into the open net but Greaves scrambled back in and got his pad on Hagens’ attempt.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Crude oil surged as investors scrambled to price in a further squeeze on Persian Gulf supply.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Schobel scrambled on back-to-back plays to set up a third and short in the red zone to set up Pitchford’s score.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Logan Calderon delivered 31 assists, Alik Torchilo had 24 kills and freshman Jaxon Calderon scrambled for 31 digs as Orlando University (8-9) pulled out a 25-22, 20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 17-15 win against Cypress Creek.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Iran scrambled to appoint replacements as the nation sustained losses at the highest level.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Around the world, especially in Asia where many countries depend heavily on Middle Eastern supplies, governments have scrambled to implement short-term measures and subsidies in order to address shortages in fuel and other commodities and rising inflation.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Schools in the nation’s second-largest school district were open as usual on Tuesday, to the relief of many families who had scrambled to make childcare arrangements.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
There was a little daylight for Hagens to slip the rebound into the open net but Greaves scrambled back in and got his pad on Hagens’ attempt.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Crude oil surged as investors scrambled to price in a further squeeze on Persian Gulf supply.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Schobel scrambled on back-to-back plays to set up a third and short in the red zone to set up Pitchford’s score.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Logan Calderon delivered 31 assists, Alik Torchilo had 24 kills and freshman Jaxon Calderon scrambled for 31 digs as Orlando University (8-9) pulled out a 25-22, 20-25, 23-25, 25-23, 17-15 win against Cypress Creek.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Iran scrambled to appoint replacements as the nation sustained losses at the highest level.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambled
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Dozens climbed into the cargo bay.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Its stock has climbed about 274% in the last year, in part because it has long been seen as an acquisition target.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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His arrival disrupted Diawara’s rhythm but gave Brown a gritty, experienced defender for small-ball combinations.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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An uneven jobs landscape and disrupted energy markets due to the war in the Middle East has made the Federal Reserve more sensitive to inflation in recent months, resulting in a pause on rate cuts.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 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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For weeks, Isaiah Mosley shuffled into the morning chaos of the Miami criminal courthouse.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Born from the embers of the eighties band Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, led by the singer and guitarist Amelia Fletcher, shuffled forward with her riffy, effervescent playing style, gradually growing more sophisticated across four LPs and an EP, without any loss of buoyancy.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The south London BBQers were confused.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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Microphones are a tool for speaking out loud, or singing, before a crowd, and Lee uses the object as a symbol of her own desire to speak and be understood, even when she is confused by competing cultures and unsure of her own voice.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Courts also accord high deference to arbitration decisions and require extraordinary findings to vacate an arbitration award, meaning arbitration decisions are normally not disturbed or challenged.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Peale was especially disturbed by Kennedy’s prospects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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But there are just a half-dozen or so teams to have jumbled their top three spots in the order as much as the Padres and/or used six players at any spot.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Scrambled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambled. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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