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as in climbing
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 disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
scrambled the letters of the word
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Recent Examples of scrambling
In Texas, an 18-wheeler dropped $800,000 in dimes onto a highway in April 2025, sending crews scrambling as coins scattered across the roadway.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
In 2024, a major ransomware attack targeting Fulton County’s computer systems left the county without working phones and scrambling to continue services.
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Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Clark went from scrambling to soaring with one shot.
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Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
While refunds were offered, many were left scrambling after booking travel.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Mediators were scrambling to halt the fighting after a heavy exchange on Friday killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers.
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Kareem Chehayeb,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 June 2026
Still scrambling to find a Father’s Day meal in Fort Worth?
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Four Kenyan commercial banks — Credit Bank, Consolidated Bank, Development Bank of Kenya, and Access Bank Kenya — are actively scrambling to plug severe capital shortfalls after missing the Central Bank of Kenya’s strict minimum core capital deadline.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Once completed, more normal flows through the strait could be reestablished, allowing empty ships to start reentering the water to fill up and start taking long-sought-after oil to buyers who are scrambling for crude.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
In 2024, a major ransomware attack targeting Fulton County’s computer systems left the county without working phones and scrambling to continue services.
—
Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Clark went from scrambling to soaring with one shot.
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Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
While refunds were offered, many were left scrambling after booking travel.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Mediators were scrambling to halt the fighting after a heavy exchange on Friday killed at least 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers.
—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 June 2026
Still scrambling to find a Father’s Day meal in Fort Worth?
—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Four Kenyan commercial banks — Credit Bank, Consolidated Bank, Development Bank of Kenya, and Access Bank Kenya — are actively scrambling to plug severe capital shortfalls after missing the Central Bank of Kenya’s strict minimum core capital deadline.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Once completed, more normal flows through the strait could be reestablished, allowing empty ships to start reentering the water to fill up and start taking long-sought-after oil to buyers who are scrambling for crude.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrambling
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Above-normal temperatures and dry conditions are forecast across the West, with highs climbing into the 110s in parts of the Desert Southwest midweek.
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The landscape is dotted with lighthouses, and climbing one feels like a rite of passage.
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The knock-on effect is a shortage of fuel and munitions for Russian frontline troops in southern Ukraine, further disrupting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wartime goals.
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.
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Not robots clambering over rigs.
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And all this after clambering up through the Championship play-offs last season.
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In an era of digital overwhelm and social isolation, gathering around a table, shuffling tiles and building order out of chaos together feels like exactly what people are reaching for right now.
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The model of shuffling that the new result depends on, like Bayer and Diaconis’ before it, still assumes that the cards riffle down one by one, rather than in clumps.
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The most common mistake is confusing more communication with a better signal.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s investigation of the alternative medicine industry uncovered a pattern of practitioners across Georgia pushing legal limits on what they’re allowed to do and presenting confusing information about their credentials.
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The ability to create disturbing horror in comics is not easy.
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He was charged with stalking, disturbing the peace and obstruction for failure to identify himself to law enforcement.
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“Scrambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrambling. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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